Historical Events In December - 26
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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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