Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 26 joseph Mayseder, composer   

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

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  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 October - 26.   

1810  US annexes western Florida on this day in history.   

1813  On October - 26 henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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

1818  On October - 26 stefano Golinelli, composer   

1822  On this day in history king Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

1823  On this day in history karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on this day in history.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on October - 26.   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

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

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

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

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 October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1235  On this day in history 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  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

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

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.