Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer on October - 26.   

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer on October - 26.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1774  1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia on October - 26.   

1776  Benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.   

1791  On October - 26 charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1795  On October - 26 pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer on October - 26.   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 on this day in history.   

1810  On October - 26 uS annexes western Florida   

1813  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1814  On this day in history british governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal.   

1818  On October - 26 stefano Golinelli, composer   

1822  King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language on this day in history.   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist on this day in history.   

1823  On October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1825  The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens on October - 26.   

1825  Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened on this day in history.   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1837  On October - 26 james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1843  On this day in history vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  On this day in history hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.   

1854  On October - 26 august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

1855  Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals) on October - 26.   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)