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  On this day in history john Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres   

1879  On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer   

1879  On December - 26 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  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on December - 26.   

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  On this day in history the birth of Henry Miller, US novellist   

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

1892  Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala) on this day in history.   

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

1893  On this day in history evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer   

1894  Antonio Molina, composer on December - 26.   

1897  On December - 26 willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer   

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

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

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 December - 26 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 December - 26.   

1910  Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner on December - 26.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  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  On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.