Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

1860  On August - 26 friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71   

1863  On this day in history battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)   

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

1865  On August - 26 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  On August - 26 the first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO.   

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

1873  On August - 26 lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

1873  On August - 26 carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57   

1874  On August - 26 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

1875  The birth of John Buchan, Scottish author on this day in history.   

1875  John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

1883  Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 on this day in history.   

1883  On August - 26 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.   

1883  -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 on August - 26.   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) on August - 26.   

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  On this day in history tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  On August - 26 emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

1894  Social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms on August - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on August - 26.   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter on August - 26.   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff on August - 26.   

1903  On this day in history phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game   

1903  On this day in history jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  On August - 26 christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  On August - 26 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 this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

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

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

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.