Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

1878  First US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on December - 26.   

1878  On this day in history john Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia.   

1878  On December - 26 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

1878  Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) on December - 26.   

1879  John Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres on December - 26.   

1879  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer on this day in history.   

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 December - 26.   

1883  On December - 26 carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

1887  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1890  King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company on December - 26.   

1890  Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 on December - 26.   

1891  On December - 26 the birth of Henry Miller, US novellist   

1891  On December - 26 henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)   

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  Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 26 antonio Molina, composer   

1897  Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer on December - 26.   

1898  On this day in history radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie   

1899  On December - 26 mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed   

1901  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42)   

1902  Elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI) on December - 26.   

1904  Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on this day in history.   

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  Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)   

1910  On this day in history lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner   

1914  Richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg) on this day in history.   

1915  Hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic) on this day in history.   

1916  Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France on December - 26.   

1916  On December - 26 helmut Eder, composer   

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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 this day in history.   

1542  Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on December - 26.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

0267  On this day in history dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

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

1530  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

1574  On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

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