Page 2: Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on August - 26.   

1740  The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

1743  On August - 26 antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)   

1745  On August - 26 england, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty   

1745  On this day in history francois Guichard, composer   

1748  The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August - 26.   

1749  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer on August - 26.   

1770  On this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1778  The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia on August - 26.   

1788  On August - 26 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

1791  On this day in history john Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat   

1794  French troops occupy Lock on this day in history.   

1811  Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 on August - 26.   

1813  On August - 26 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)   

1813  On August - 26 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1819  On August - 26 albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria   

1820  James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) on this day in history.   

1823  Wilhelm Troszel, composer on August - 26.   

1825  Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer   

1832  On this day in history henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96   

1833  On this day in history charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1835  On August - 26 theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1839  On August - 26 the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.   

1842  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) on this day in history.   

1843  Charles Thurber patents a typewriter on this day in history.   

1843  On August - 26 george August Lumbye, composer   

1846  On this day in history w A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF)   

1846  Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres on this day in history.   

1847  Liberia becomes an independent republic on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66   

1850  Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) on August - 26.   

1858  On August - 26 first news dispatch by telegraph.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On August - 26 birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.   

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.   

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on this day in history.