Historical Events In December - 26

1878  On this day in history first US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia  

1878  On December - 26 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 this day in history.  

1879  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer on December - 26.  

1879  On this day in history jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies  

1883  On this day in history the Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland.  

1883  Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) on December - 26.  

1887  On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

1890  On December - 26 king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company  

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

1891  The birth of Henry Miller, US novellist on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)  

1892  On December - 26 opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)  

1893  The birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader on December - 26.  

1893  On December - 26 evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer  

1894  On December - 26 antonio Molina, composer  

1897  On this day in history willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer  

1898  Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie on December - 26.  

1899  Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed on December - 26.  

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

1902  On December - 26 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 this day in history.  

1904  Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on December - 26.  

1908  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; on December - 26.  

1908  On this day in history jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title  

1908  Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion on December - 26.  

1908  Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932) on this day in history.  

1910  On December - 26 lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner  

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

1915  On December - 26 hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic)  

1916  Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France on this day in history.  

1916  On December - 26 helmut Eder, composer  

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1194  On this day in history birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily  

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on December - 26.  

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

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

1618  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on this day in history.  

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

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised  

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 December - 26.  

1458  On December - 26 death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)  

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  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.