Page 2: Historical Events In February - 26

1794  Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen burns down on this day in history.   

1797  On February - 26 bank of England issues first £1-note   

1797  First ever pound note issued by the Bank of England on February - 26.   

1797  On this day in history bank of England issues 1st £1-note   

1798  On February - 26 david Thompson 1770-1857 sets off up Red River to explore headwaters of Mississippi   

1802  The birth of Victor Hugo, French novelist and playwright on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)   

1804  Vice-Admiral William Bligh ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

1813  On this day in history robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66   

1815  Napoleon & 1,200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba   

1823  On February - 26 john P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1824  Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause) on February - 26.   

1825  Hans Balatka, composer on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history david Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75   

1831  On this day in history filippo Marchetti, composer   

1832  Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I on this day in history.   

1832  On February - 26 john George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)   

1834  On this day in history 1st US interstate crime compact (NY-NJ) ratified   

1834  On February - 26 aleksander Zarzycki, composer   

1835  On this day in history richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas)   

1837  Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice on this day in history.   

1838  Rensselaer Van Rensselaer invades Pelee Island in Lake Erie with 500 American sympathizers of the Canadian rebels on February - 26.   

1838  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer on February - 26.   

1839  Jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) on this day in history.   

1839  Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) on February - 26.   

1841  Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt) on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy   

1845  Aleksander Rozycki, composer on February - 26.   

1846  On February - 26 the birth of William Cody, 'Buffalo Bill', the American showman   

1846  On February - 26 william F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes   

1848  2nd French Republic forms on February - 26.   

1848  Marx & Engels publish "The Communist Manifesto" on February - 26.   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.