Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

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

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on October - 26.   

1774  On October - 26 the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1774  On this day in history 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia   

1776  Benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution on October - 26.   

1787  On October - 26 "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on October - 26.   

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

1795  On this day in history pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi   

1795  On October - 26 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  On this day in history helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

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

1810  On this day in history uS annexes western Florida   

1813  On October - 26 henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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

1818  On October - 26 stefano Golinelli, composer   

1822  On October - 26 king Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

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

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) on October - 26.   

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

1825  On this day in history erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on October - 26.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on this day in history.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on this day in history.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) on this day in history.   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) on October - 26.   

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

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) on October - 26.   

1855  On this day in history charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

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

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.