Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

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

1749  On October - 26 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

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

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1776  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal on October - 26.   

1804  On October - 26 lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1810  On October - 26 uS annexes western Florida   

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

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

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1825  On October - 26 erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

1830  On October - 26 belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1837  On this day in history james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

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

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

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

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

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On this day in history 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 this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

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