Historical Events In December - 26
Monday, 20 March 2023
0267 On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0268 Pope Dionysius on this day in history.
0418 On December - 26 st Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0795 On this day in history st Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily on this day in history.
1198 On this day in history french bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest
1350 On December - 26 jean de Marigny, French bishop
1476 On December - 26 galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1481 On December - 26 battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus on this day in history.
1530 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.
1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on this day in history.
1574 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1613 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue" on this day in history.
1618 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on December - 26.
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.
1627 On this day in history gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.
1658 On this day in history simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 On December - 26 long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on this day in history.
1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies on December - 26.
1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on this day in history.
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on December - 26.
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on this day in history.
1727 On this day in history in France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada.
1731 On this day in history anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1748 France & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands on this day in history.
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