Page 3: Historical Events In December - 26

1831  On this day in history the opera "Norma" is produced (Milan)   

1831  On December - 26 vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan   

1836  On December - 26 hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63   

1837  Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila on December - 26.   

1837  On December - 26 martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87   

1845  On December - 26 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer   

1848  First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history william & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia   

1848  On December - 26 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF   

1849  Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe) on this day in history.   

1852  On December - 26 new Brunswick-built ship Marco Polo arrives backin Liverpool England from Melbourne, Australia in 140 days, a trip that sually took 240 days; declared the fastest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI.   

1854  On December - 26 wood-pulp paper first exhibited, Buffalo   

1854  Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo on December - 26.   

1855  On December - 26 arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer   

1859  Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist on this day in history.   

1860  Maiden voyage of first steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on December - 26.   

1860  On this day in history maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.   

1861  Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

1862  First US navy hospital ship enters service on this day in history.   

1862  -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA on December - 26.   

1862  On this day in history alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]   

1862  38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato on December - 26.   

1865  On this day in history james H Mason (Mass) patents first US coffee percolator   

1865  On December - 26 james H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator   

1866  Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1869  Harry Redman, composer on this day in history.   

1870  The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed on December - 26.   

1871  Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years on this day in history.   

1872  4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") on this day in history.   

1873  On December - 26 hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)   

1874  Norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933) on this day in history.   

1877  Socialist Labor Party of North America holds first national convention on December - 26.   

1877  Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention on December - 26.   

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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on December - 26.   

1532  On December - 26 birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  On this day in history birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)   

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on this day in history.   

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.   

1660  Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised was born on December - 26.   

0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0268  On this day in history death of pope Dionysius   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  On this day in history death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)   

1476  On December - 26 death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.