Historical Events In December - 26
Wednesday, 30 April 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 On December - 26 st Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0795 St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
1194 On this day in history frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily
1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on December - 26.
1350 On this day in history jean de Marigny, French bishop
1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on this day in history.
1481 On December - 26 battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 On this day in history 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
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 December - 26.
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 December - 26.
1618 On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.
1624 On December - 26 simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54
1627 On December - 26 gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on this day in history.
1658 On December - 26 simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 Long Parliament reforms in Westminster on this day in history.
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies
1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1687 On this day in history johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 On December - 26 the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet
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 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 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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