Historical Events In August - 26

1860  On August - 26 friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

1863  On this day in history battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on August - 26.   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1869  On August - 26 henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] on this day in history.   

1873  The first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO on August - 26.   

1873  1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri on August - 26.   

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) on this day in history.   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on August - 26.   

1875  On this day in history the birth of John Buchan, Scottish author   

1875  On August - 26 john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

1880  On August - 26 guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

1883  Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 on August - 26.   

1883  The Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) on this day in history.   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) on August - 26.   

1887  On August - 26 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

1890  Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's) on this day in history.   

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author on August - 26.   

1894  On August - 26 social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms   

1894  On August - 26 pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok   

1895  On August - 26 electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam   

1896  Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople on August - 26.   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer on this day in history.   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 26 rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff on August - 26.   

1903  Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game on this day in history.   

1903  On August - 26 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  On August - 26 christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

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1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

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

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

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 August - 26.