Page 3: Historical Events In December - 26

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

1831  Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

1836  Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila   

1837  On this day in history martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87   

1845  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer on this day in history.   

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

1848  William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia on December - 26.   

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

1849  On December - 26 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 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 this day in history.   

1854  On December - 26 wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo   

1855  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1861  On December - 26 friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

1861  Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on December - 26.   

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

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

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

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

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

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator on December - 26.   

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

1869  Harry Redman, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.   

1542  On December - 26 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.   

1646  On December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

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

0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.   

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.   

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

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on December - 26.   

1476  On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.