Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

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

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on October - 26.   

1749  On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

1756  On this day in history johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

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

1759  On this day in history georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

1774  The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October - 26.   

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

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

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

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on October - 26.   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) on this day in history.   

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

1795  On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  On October - 26 helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1804  On this day in history lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1810  US annexes western Florida on this day in history.   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer on this day in history.   

1814  British governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal on October - 26.   

1818  On this day in history stefano Golinelli, composer   

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

1823  On October - 26 karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  On this day in history arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  On this day in history the Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens.   

1825  Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened on October - 26.   

1830  On October - 26 belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

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 October - 26 hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.   

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) on this day in history.   

1855  Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals) on this day in history.   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

1645  On October - 26 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  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

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

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

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.