Historical Events In June - 26

1794  Battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army on this day in history.   

1797  On June - 26 charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow. Farmers fear the effects of the iron on the soil   

1797  Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56   

1807  Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher   

1819  Abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26] on June - 26.   

1819  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 on June - 26.   

1821  On this day in history bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general   

1823  Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history the birth of Lord Kelvin, British Physicist   

1824  On this day in history kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale)   

1827  On June - 26 christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies   

1831  On this day in history julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace)   

1836  Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies on June - 26.   

1837  Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 on June - 26.   

1843  On June - 26 hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony   

1844  On this day in history uS pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC   

1846  On June - 26 in London England, British protectionists repeal Corn Laws to raise price of wheat for British farmers; rioting in the streets; British property values fall 50%, and the Canadas will soon feel the effects.   

1848  On this day in history 1st pure food law enacted in US   

1854  On June - 26 robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20)   

1857  Off Cap Rouge Quebec, the Steamer Montreal catches fire and sinks in 15 minutes in the St. Lawrence; left Quebec City at 5 pm a day earlier; 253 lives lost, mostly Scottish immigrants on their way to the west on this day in history.   

1857  62 receive Victoria Cross on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulse Confederacy in Virginia on June - 26.   

1862  Day 2 of the 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulses Confederacy in Virginia on June - 26.   

1863  Andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies on this day in history.   

1865  On June - 26 bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance)   

1866  Josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities) on June - 26.   

1870  First section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens on June - 26.   

1870  1st section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens on June - 26.   

1874  On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)   

1875  Camille Zeckwer, composer on this day in history.   

1876  Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) on June - 26.   

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1575  Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612) was born on June - 26.   

1582  Johannes Schultz, composer was born on June - 26.   

1655  On this day in history birth of jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent   

1681  On June - 26 birth of hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)   

1689  On this day in history birth of edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)   

1694  Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768) was born on June - 26.   

1702  On June - 26 birth of philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman   

1703  On this day in history birth of thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)   

0363  Flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies on June - 26.   

1291  On June - 26 death of eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima on this day in history.   

1631  Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies on June - 26.   

1657  On June - 26 tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65   

1661  On June - 26 lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76   

1666  Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies on June - 26.   

1688  Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies on June - 26.