Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on August - 26.   

1863  On August - 26 battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73   

1869  Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]   

1873  The first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO on August - 26.   

1873  1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri on this day in history.   

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) on this day in history.   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on August - 26.   

1874  On this day in history 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

1875  On August - 26 the birth of John Buchan, Scottish author   

1875  On this day in history john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

1880  On August - 26 guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) on August - 26.   

1883  On this day in history krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

1883  The Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

1884  On August - 26 earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) on this day in history.   

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on August - 26.   

1890  Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's) on August - 26.   

1891  On this day in history emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

1894  On August - 26 social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms   

1894  On August - 26 pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok   

1895  Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam on August - 26.   

1896  Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople on August - 26.   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer on August - 26.   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 26 rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1901  On August - 26 gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff   

1903  Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game on this day in history.   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

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

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

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

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

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

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

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.   

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

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)