Page 4: Historical Events In December - 26

1878  On December - 26 first US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

1878  John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on December - 26.   

1878  1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on December - 26.   

1878  On this day in history isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

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

1879  On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer   

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

1883  The Harbour Grace Affray between Irish Catholics and Protestant Orangemen causes five deaths in Newfoundland on this day in history.   

1883  Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) on December - 26.   

1887  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company   

1890  On December - 26 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86   

1891  The birth of Henry Miller, US novellist on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)   

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

1893  On December - 26 the birth of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist leader   

1893  Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer on December - 26.   

1894  On this day in history antonio Molina, composer   

1897  Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer on December - 26.   

1898  Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie on this day in history.   

1899  Mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed on December - 26.   

1901  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer [NS] on this day in history.   

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

1902  Elisha Cook Jr, SF Calif, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI) on December - 26.   

1904  Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 26 jackson Johnson defeats Tommy Burns at Sydney, Australia for boxing title   

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 this day in history.   

1910  On December - 26 lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner   

1914  On December - 26 richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg)   

1915  Hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic) on December - 26.   

1916  On December - 26 joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

1916  On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

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

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on this day in history.   

1536  On December - 26 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  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on December - 26.   

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

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.   

1660  Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised was born on this day in history.   

0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.   

0268  On this day in history death of pope Dionysius   

1350  On December - 26 death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on December - 26.   

1476  On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered   

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.   

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.   

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