Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

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

1878  On this day in history john Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia.   

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  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer on this day in history.   

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  On December - 26 jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40   

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 this day in history.   

1891  On December - 26 the birth of Henry Miller, US novellist   

1891  On December - 26 henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)   

1892  Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala) on December - 26.   

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

1893  On December - 26 evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer   

1894  Antonio Molina, composer on December - 26.   

1897  Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer on December - 26.   

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

1899  On December - 26 mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed   

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

1902  On this day in history most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42)   

1902  On December - 26 elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI)   

1904  Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on December - 26.   

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

1908  On this day in history jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion   

1908  On this day in history ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)   

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 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  On this day in history birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

1532  On December - 26 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 this day in history birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.   

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

1660  Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised was born on December - 26.   

0267  On this day in history dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  On December - 26 death of pope Dionysius   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

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  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

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

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