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  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1758  On October - 26 louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on October - 26.   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) on October - 26.   

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 October - 26 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

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

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

1810  US annexes western Florida on October - 26.   

1813  On October - 26 henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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 October - 26.   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1854  On this day in history august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

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 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  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

1673  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 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  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

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