Historical Events In December - 26
Saturday, 30 August 2025
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.
0268 On December - 26 st Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0268 Pope Dionysius on December - 26.
0418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
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 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on December - 26.
1350 On December - 26 jean de Marigny, French bishop
1476 On this day in history galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1481 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht on this day in history.
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus on December - 26.
1530 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.
1568 On this day in history uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada
1574 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.
1613 On December - 26 robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue".
1618 On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess
1620 On December - 26 pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.
1658 Simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78 on December - 26.
1659 On this day in history long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on December - 26.
1676 On December - 26 domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
1679 On December - 26 john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on December - 26.
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
1727 In France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada on this day in history.
1731 Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) on December - 26.
1736 On this day in history antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1738 On December - 26 thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on December - 26.
1748 On December - 26 france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
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