Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26
Friday, 11 July 2025
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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