Page 3: Historical Events In December - 26

1831  Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan   

1836  Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63.   

1837  Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila   

1837  Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87.   

1845  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer.   

1848  inaugural gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

1848  William and Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia.   

1848  1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF.   

1849  Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe)   

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 quickest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI   

1854  Wood-pulp paper inaugural exhibited, Buffalo   

1854  Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo   

1855  Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer.   

1859  Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

1860  Maiden voyage of inaugural steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

1860  Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)   

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

1861  Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

1862  inaugural US navy hospital ship enters service   

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

1862  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]   

1862  38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato   

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents inaugural US coffee percolator.   

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator.   

1866  Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49   

1869  Harry Redman, composer   

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

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

1872  4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")   

1873  Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels).   

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

1877  Socialist Labor Party of North America holds inaugural national convention   

1877  Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention   

1878  inaugural US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia.   

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1194  Frederick ii: Iesi italy, german emperor (1212-1250)/king of sicily   

1532  Guilielmus xylander: German classical scholar   

1536  Yi i: Korean confucian scholar   

1542  Tokugawa ieyasu: Unifier of japan and first tokugawa shogun   

1618  Elisabeth: Paltsgravin of rhine/abbess   

1633  Charles e biset: Flemish painter, baptised   

1646  Robert bolling: English settler in virginia   

1660  Peter schenck: German/neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

0267  Death of Dionysius: Bishop of rome/saint,   

0268  Death of Pope dionysius: Pope dionysius   

1350  Jean de marigny: French bishop   

1458  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany (b. 1393)   

1476  Galeazzo maria sforza: Duke of milan, murdered   

1530  Death of Zahir al-din mohammed babur shah: Founder mogols-dynasty,   

1574  Death of Charles guise: Archbishop/cardinal of reims,   

1624  Death of Simon marius: Astronomer,