Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer on October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1789  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on October - 26.   

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

1823  On October - 26 karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

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

1824  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

1830  On October - 26 belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on October - 26.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on October - 26.   

1843  On October - 26 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  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  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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

1609  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

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

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

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

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)