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  1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on December - 26.   

1878  Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 26 john Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres   

1879  On December - 26 armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer   

1879  On this day in history jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies   

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 December - 26.   

1887  On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40   

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  The birth of Henry Miller, US novellist on this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)   

1893  The birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader on December - 26.   

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

1894  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer   

1897  On this day in history 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 December - 26 georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS]   

1902  Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) & Christy Williams (42) on December - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1908  On December - 26 jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title, becomes 1st black heavyweight champion   

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

1916  On this day in history joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

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 this day in history birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  On December - 26 birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)   

1542  On December - 26 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1633  On December - 26 birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

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 this day in history.   

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

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on December - 26.   

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  Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

1574  On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.