Page 2: Historical Events In December - 26

1762  Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer on December - 26.   

1770  Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) on this day in history.   

1771  On December - 26 heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)   

1773  On December - 26 expulsion of tea ships from Philadelphia   

1776  On December - 26 battle of Trenton-major British defeat   

1776  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle   

1778  On this day in history juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist   

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

1792  The final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris on December - 26.   

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

1793  Battle of Geisberg: French defeat Austrians on this day in history.   

1793  Franz Hunten, composer on December - 26.   

1797  Hans Skramstad, composer on December - 26.   

1797  John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

1805  On this day in history pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia   

1805  The Treaty of Pressburg December 26 ends hostilities between France and Austria on December - 26.   

1805  On this day in history france & Austria signs Peace of Pressburg   

1805  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer on this day in history.   

1808  On December - 26 albert Grisar, composer   

1809  English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen on December - 26.   

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

1811  On December - 26 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.   

1812  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer on this day in history.   

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

1815  On this day in history israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1820  On December - 26 gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

1822  On this day in history dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle)   

1824  On this day in history augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1825  Erie Canal opens on December - 26.   

1826  Franz Coenen, composer on December - 26.   

1827  On December - 26 jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81   

1830  Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena," premieres in Milan on December - 26.   

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1194  On this day in history birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily   

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

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.   

1542  Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on December - 26.   

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

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised   

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

0268  On December - 26 death of pope Dionysius   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  On this day in history death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)   

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  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.