Historical Events In October - 26

1858  On October - 26 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

1858  On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1859  The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead on October - 26.   

1859  Arthur Friedheim, composer on October - 26.   

1861  On October - 26 pony Express ends   

1861  Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) on October - 26.   

1863  On October - 26 football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer   

1863  Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva on this day in history.   

1863  On October - 26 soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game   

1864  On October - 26 union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI   

1864  On October - 26 joseph Moorat, composer   

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.   

1868  On October - 26 white terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La   

1868  B F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated on October - 26.   

1869  On October - 26 the first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

1869  1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.   

1871  Hermann Lohr, composer on this day in history.   

1873  Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42) on October - 26.   

1874  On this day in history all Grand Trunk Railway lines east of Montreal, 542 miles, are converted from 5' 6" to standard gauge.   

1874  Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on October - 26.   

1875  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings) on this day in history.   

1876  President sends federal troops to SC on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.   

1879  The birth of Leon Trotsky, Communist leader on October - 26.   

1879  Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (pres of 1st Soviet) [OS] on this day in history.   

1881  On October - 26 shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

1881  On this day in history gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az   

1881  On October - 26 margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

1881  Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia   

1886  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer on October - 26.   

1887  On October - 26 detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series   

1888  On this day in history e Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros)   

1890  On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

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 October - 26.   

1132  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)