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Historical Events In December - 26
Thursday, 18 April 2019
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on this day in history. 
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0268 Pope Dionysius on December - 26.
0418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0795 St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1194 On December - 26 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 December - 26.
1481 On this day in history battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus on this day in history.
1530 On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47
1568 On this day in history uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada
1574 On December - 26 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 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on this day in history.
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 December - 26 long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 On this day in history peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised
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 On December - 26 johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 On this day in history the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on December - 26.
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 On this day in history anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on this day in history.
1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on this day in history.
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on December - 26.
1748 On this day in history france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands