Historical Events In December - 26

1762  On this day in history franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer   

1770  On this day in history pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)   

1771  Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus) on December - 26.   

1773  Expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1776  Battle of Trenton-major British defeat on this day in history.   

1776  On December - 26 johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle   

1778  Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist on this day in history.   

1791  In the British parlimentLondon England, British PM William Pitt passes the Constitutional Act, dividing Quebec along the Ottawa River, into Upper and Lower Canada, on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history the final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris.   

1792  Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) on December - 26.   

1793  On December - 26 battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians.   

1793  Franz Hunten, composer on December - 26.   

1797  Hans Skramstad, composer on December - 26.   

1797  On December - 26 john Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72   

1799  On December - 26 george Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as "1st in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen"   

1799  George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen" on December - 26.   

1805  Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1805  The Treaty of Pressburg December 26 ends hostilities between France and Austria on this day in history.   

1805  France & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg on this day in history.   

1805  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer on December - 26.   

1808  On this day in history albert Grisar, composer   

1809  On December - 26 english invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen   

1809  William Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on December - 26.   

1811  A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable on December - 26.   

1812  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer on this day in history.   

1813  Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies on this day in history.   

1815  Israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on December - 26.   

1820  On this day in history gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

1822  Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle) on this day in history.   

1824  On December - 26 augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1825  Erie Canal opens on December - 26.   

1826  On December - 26 franz Coenen, composer   

1827  On this day in history jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81   

1830  Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on December - 26.   

1532  On this day in history birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)   

1536  On this day in history birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)   

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)   

1618  On this day in history birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

1633  On this day in history birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised   

1646  On December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on December - 26.   

1350  Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.   

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on this day in history.   

1476  On December - 26 death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

1624  On this day in history simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54