Page 2: Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on this day in history.   

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

1740  Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on August - 26.   

1743  Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen) on this day in history.   

1745  On August - 26 england, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty   

1745  On this day in history francois Guichard, composer   

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

1749  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer on this day in history.   

1770  On August - 26 domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

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

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

1791  John Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat on August - 26.   

1794  On this day in history french troops occupy Lock   

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

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 this day in history.   

1820  James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) on this day in history.   

1823  Wilhelm Troszel, composer on this day in history.   

1825  On August - 26 jacobus J Backer, German sea historian   

1828  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1833  On August - 26 charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1835  Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1839  On August - 26 the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.   

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

1843  On August - 26 charles Thurber patents a typewriter   

1843  George August Lumbye, composer on this day in history.   

1846  W A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF) on August - 26.   

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

1847  Liberia becomes an independent republic on August - 26.   

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

1850  On August - 26 charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)   

1858  First news dispatch by telegraph on August - 26.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

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

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

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

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.   

1278  On August - 26 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  On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

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 August - 26.   

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