Historical Events In December - 26
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0267 Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.
0268 St Dionysius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 26.
0268 Pope Dionysius on December - 26.
0418 On this day in history st Zosimus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0795 St Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1194 On this day in history frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily
1198 On this day in history french bishop Odo van Sully condemns Zottenfeest
1350 Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.
1476 On December - 26 galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered
1481 On December - 26 battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
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 December - 26.
1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada on December - 26.
1574 On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50
1613 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue" on December - 26.
1618 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on December - 26.
1620 On December - 26 pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
1624 Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.
1627 Gonzaga, Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies on December - 26.
1633 On December - 26 charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised
1658 On December - 26 simon Guillain, French sculptor (Castle of Blois/Sorbonne), dies at 78
1659 On this day in history long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised on December - 26.
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 On December - 26 the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on December - 26.
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 this day in history.
1731 On December - 26 anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1736 Antonio Caldara, composer, dies on December - 26.
1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence on this day in history.
1740 On December - 26 mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies
1748 France & Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands on this day in history.
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