Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1878 On December - 26 first US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
1878 On December - 26 john Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia.
1878 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)
1879 John Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres on this day in history.
1879 On December - 26 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer
1879 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on December - 26.
1883 The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland on this day in history.
1883 Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) on December - 26.
1887 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on December - 26.
1890 On this day in history king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company
1890 On December - 26 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86
1891 On this day in history the birth of Henry Miller, US novellist
1891 Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus) on this day in history.
1892 Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala) on this day in history.
1893 The birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer
1894 Antonio Molina, composer on this day in history.
1897 On December - 26 willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer
1898 On December - 26 radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie
1899 Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed on December - 26.
1901 Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on December - 26.
1902 On this day in history most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42)
1902 On this day in history elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI)
1904 Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on December - 26.
1908 On December - 26 in Sydney Australia Jack Johnson knocks out Canada's Tommy Burns to win the world heavyweight boxing crown; policestopped the fight in the 14th round;
1908 Jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title on this day in history.
1908 On December - 26 jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion
1908 On December - 26 ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)
1910 Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner on December - 26.
1914 On December - 26 richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg)
1915 On December - 26 hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic)
1916 On this day in history joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France
1916 Helmut Eder, composer on this day in history.
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