Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

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

1878  On December - 26 john Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia.   

1878  On this day in history 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

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

1879  On December - 26 john Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres   

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

1879  Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on this day in history.   

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

1883  On this day in history carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

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

1890  King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 26 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86   

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

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  On December - 26 the birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader   

1893  Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer on December - 26.   

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 December - 26.   

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

1901  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on December - 26.   

1902  Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42) on this day in history.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1532  On December - 26 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 December - 26 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on December - 26.   

1633  On this day in history birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

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

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

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