Historical Events In December - 26
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.
0268 On December - 26 st Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0268 On December - 26 pope Dionysius
0418 St Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0795 On this day in history st Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily on December - 26.
1198 French bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest on this day in history.
1350 On December - 26 jean de Marigny, French bishop
1476 On December - 26 galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1481 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht on December - 26.
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 this day in history.
1568 On this day in history uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada
1574 Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1613 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue" on this day in history.
1618 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on this day in history.
1620 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA on this day in history.
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.
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 December - 26 long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 On December - 26 peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised
1676 Domenicus van Tol, Dutch painter, dies on this day in history.
1679 On December - 26 john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1687 On December - 26 johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 The birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
1727 In France Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay appointed Bishop of Quebec on death of Mgr. de Saint-Vallier; he never came to Canada on December - 26.
1731 On December - 26 anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 On this day in history antonio Caldara, composer, dies
1738 On December - 26 thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence
1740 On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1748 On December - 26 france & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands
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