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December 26, 1926

On December 26, 1926, world premiere of Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola. Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay would arrive in the same year.

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1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.

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On December 26, 1926

  1. 1926 World premiere of Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola.

    Finnish composer (1865–1957)

    Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a stronger national identity when the country was struggling from several attempts at Russification in the late 19th century.

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Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Jean-Noël Tremblay 1926– Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2020)

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