Page 3: Historical Events In December - 26

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

1831  On this day in history 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  Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer   

1848  On December - 26 first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

1848  On December - 26 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 December - 26.   

1852  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 on this day in history.   

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

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

1855  On December - 26 arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer   

1859  On this day in history johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

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

1860  Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on December - 26.   

1861  On December - 26 philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

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

1862  On this day in history -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA   

1862  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS] on this day in history.   

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

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents first US coffee percolator on December - 26.   

1865  On this day in history james H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator   

1866  On December - 26 samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49   

1869  On this day in history harry Redman, composer   

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

1871  On this day in history 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.   

1872  On December - 26 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")   

1873  On this day in history hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)   

1874  Norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933) on December - 26.   

1877  Socialist Labor Party of North America holds first national convention on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention   

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1194  On December - 26 birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

1532  On this day in history birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 26.   

1633  On December - 26 birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

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  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  On this day in history death of pope Dionysius   

1350  Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.   

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

1476  Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.