Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 26 the birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon   

1740  On this day in history joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

1743  On August - 26 antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)   

1745  England, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty on this day in history.   

1745  Francois Guichard, composer on August - 26.   

1748  The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1749  On August - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

1770  On this day in history domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1778  The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia on this day in history.   

1788  On August - 26 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

1791  On August - 26 john Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat   

1794  French troops occupy Lock on this day in history.   

1811  Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 on August - 26.   

1813  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks) on August - 26.   

1813  On August - 26 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1819  On this day in history albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria   

1820  James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) on August - 26.   

1823  On August - 26 wilhelm Troszel, composer   

1825  On this day in history jacobus J Backer, German sea historian   

1828  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer on August - 26.   

1832  On August - 26 henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96   

1833  Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1839  On this day in history the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.   

1842  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history charles Thurber patents a typewriter   

1843  On August - 26 george August Lumbye, composer   

1846  On this day in history w A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF)   

1846  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres   

1847  Liberia becomes an independent republic on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66   

1850  On this day in history charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)   

1858  First news dispatch by telegraph on August - 26.   

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1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.   

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)