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Historical Events In December - 26
Monday, 18 February 2019
0267 On this day in history dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies 
0268 On this day in history st Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0268 On this day in history pope Dionysius
0418 On December - 26 st Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0795 On December - 26 st Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily on December - 26.
1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on this day in history.
1350 Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.
1476 On December - 26 galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1481 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht on December - 26.
1492 On December - 26 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1530 On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
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 On this day in history pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
1624 On this day in history simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on this day in history.
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.
1658 On December - 26 simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 Long Parliament reforms in Westminster on December - 26.
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 December - 26.
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on this day in history.
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on this day in history.
1716 On December - 26 thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
1727 On December - 26 in France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada.
1731 Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) on this day in history.
1736 On this day in history antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1738 On December - 26 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.
