On December 26, history records 36 notable events, 179 famous births and 99 deaths, spanning the years 887 to 1811.
Events on this day include: Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Pavia.[1] (887); Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. (1481).
Notable people born on December 26 include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry (1446), Rose Lok (1526).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Dionysius (268), Pope Zosimus (418), Euthymius of Sardis (831).
Events on 26 December 36
See all →Berengar I is elected as king of Italy by the lords of Lombardy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Pavia.[1]
The forces of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, take control of Almería from the Nasrid ruler of Granada, Muhammad XIII.
American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces .
Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.
Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". (This is not to confused with Washington's funeral on December 18th.
Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon.
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.