Page 2: Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on August - 26.   

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

1740  Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on this day in history.   

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

1745  England, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty on August - 26.   

1745  Francois Guichard, composer on August - 26.   

1748  The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August - 26.   

1749  On August - 26 johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

1770  Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1778  On August - 26 the first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.   

1788  Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist on August - 26.   

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

1794  On August - 26 french troops occupy Lock   

1811  On this day in history danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1813  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1819  Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria on August - 26.   

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

1823  On this day in history wilhelm Troszel, composer   

1825  Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian on August - 26.   

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

1832  On this day in history henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96   

1833  On this day in history charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1835  Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) on August - 26.   

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

1842  On this day in history heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)   

1843  Charles Thurber patents a typewriter on August - 26.   

1843  On this day in history george August Lumbye, composer   

1846  On August - 26 w A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF)   

1846  Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history liberia becomes an independent republic.   

1849  Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1850  Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) on this day in history.   

1858  On August - 26 first news dispatch by telegraph.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On this day in history death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.