Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

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

1863  Battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs) on August - 26.   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies on August - 26.   

1865  On August - 26 johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73   

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

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

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57   

1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) on August - 26.   

1882  On this day in history james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 26 peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter on August - 26.   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff on this day in history.   

1903  Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game on August - 26.   

1903  On August - 26 jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) on August - 26.   

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

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  On August - 26 birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

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

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

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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