Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1863  On August - 26 john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1869  Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on August - 26.   

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

1873  On this day in history 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  On this day in history lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

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  On August - 26 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  -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  On this day in history jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)   

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on this day in history.   

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

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author on this day in history.   

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

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on this day in history.   

1895  Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 26 armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

1896  On this day in history richard Hammond, composer   

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

1899  On August - 26 rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1901  On this day in history 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 August - 26.   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

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 this day in history.   

1694  On August - 26 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  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

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

1368  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

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)