Historical Events In December - 26

1878  First US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1878  John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

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

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

1879  John Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer  

1879  Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on December - 26.  

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

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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer  

1894  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer  

1897  Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history 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  On December - 26 joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France  

1916  Helmut Eder, composer on December - 26.  

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1194  On December - 26 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 December - 26.  

1542  On December - 26 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  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.  

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  On this day in history 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  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.  

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.  

1624  On this day in history simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54