Historical Events In December - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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