Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

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

1878  John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on December - 26.   

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

1878  On December - 26 isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

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

1879  On this day in history 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 December - 26.   

1883  On this day in history 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  On December - 26 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86   

1891  The birth of Henry Miller, US novellist on December - 26.   

1891  Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus) on December - 26.   

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

1893  On this day in history the birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader   

1893  On December - 26 evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer   

1894  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1899  Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS]   

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 December - 26.   

1904  On this day in history alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo)   

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 this day in history.   

1908  Jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title on December - 26.   

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

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

1916  Helmut Eder, composer on December - 26.   

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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on this day in history.   

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

1536  On December - 26 birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)   

1542  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

1646  On this day in history birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

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

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on December - 26.   

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 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 December - 26.