Page 3: Historical Events In December - 26

1831  On this day in history the opera "Norma" is produced (Milan)   

1831  On this day in history vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan   

1836  Hans Georg Nageli, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1837  On December - 26 adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila   

1837  On December - 26 martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87   

1845  On December - 26 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer   

1848  First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on December - 26.   

1848  William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia on December - 26.   

1848  On December - 26 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF   

1849  Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe) on December - 26.   

1852  On this day in history new Brunswick-built ship Marco Polo arrives backin Liverpool England from Melbourne, Australia in 140 days, a trip that sually took 240 days; declared the fastest ship in the world; 1883 wrecked when grounded in a gale off Cavendish, PEI.   

1854  On December - 26 wood-pulp paper first exhibited, Buffalo   

1854  On December - 26 wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo   

1855  On December - 26 arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer   

1859  On this day in history johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

1860  Maiden voyage of first steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on December - 26.   

1860  Maiden voyage of 1st steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.   

1861  Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on December - 26.   

1862  First US navy hospital ship enters service on December - 26.   

1862  On December - 26 -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA   

1862  On this day in history alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]   

1862  On December - 26 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato   

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents first US coffee percolator on December - 26.   

1865  James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator on this day in history.   

1866  Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history harry Redman, composer   

1870  On December - 26 the 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.   

1871  On December - 26 gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.   

1872  4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") on this day in history.   

1873  Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels) on this day in history.   

1874  On December - 26 norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933)   

1877  On December - 26 socialist Labor Party of North America holds first national convention   

1877  On December - 26 socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st natl convention   

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1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on this day in history.   

1532  On December - 26 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  Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on December - 26.   

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)   

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

0267  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies   

0268  On this day in history death of pope Dionysius   

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

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  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47   

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

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.