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 August - 26 johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73  

1869  On this day in history henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54  

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] on August - 26.  

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

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

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1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on this day in history.  

1875  The birth of John Buchan, Scottish author on August - 26.  

1875  John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) on August - 26.  

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

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

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

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 August - 26.  

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

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

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) on August - 26.  

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on August - 26.  

1890  On August - 26 tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)  

1891  On August - 26 emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author  

1894  On this day in history social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms  

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on August - 26.  

1895  On August - 26 electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam  

1896  Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople on this day in history.  

1896  On August - 26 richard Hammond, composer  

1898  On this day in history peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector  

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter on this day in history.  

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  On August - 26 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer  

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

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)  

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 August - 26 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 this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer  

1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle  

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

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.  

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  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)