Historical Events In December - 26
Friday, 26 July 2024
0267 On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0268 Pope Dionysius on this day in history.
0418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0795 St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1194 On December - 26 frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily
1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on this day in history.
1350 Jean de Marigny, French bishop on December - 26.
1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.
1481 On this day in history battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
1492 On this day in history 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1530 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.
1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on December - 26.
1574 On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1613 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue" on December - 26.
1618 On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.
1633 Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised on December - 26.
1658 On this day in history simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 On this day in history long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on this day in history.
1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer on this day in history.
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on December - 26.
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on this day in history.
1727 On this day in history in France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada.
1731 Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) on December - 26.
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on December - 26.
1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on December - 26.
1740 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on this day in history.
1748 On December - 26 france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
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