Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

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

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 December - 26 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer   

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

1883  On December - 26 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 this day in history.   

1887  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on December - 26.   

1890  King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company on December - 26.   

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

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  On December - 26 opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)   

1893  On December - 26 the birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader   

1893  Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Antonio Molina, composer on this day in history.   

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

1898  On December - 26 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  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1908  Jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title on this day in history.   

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 December - 26.   

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

1914  Richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg) on this day in history.   

1915  Hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic) on this day in history.   

1916  On December - 26 joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

1916  On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1194  On December - 26 birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on December - 26.   

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.   

1542  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.   

1660  On this day in history 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 December - 26.   

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  Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.   

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.