Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

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

1863  On this day in history 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 August - 26.   

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 this day in history the first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO.   

1873  On August - 26 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  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on August - 26.   

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

1875  On August - 26 john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  On this day in history jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)   

1887  On this day in history luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

1890  On this day in history tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author on August - 26.   

1894  On August - 26 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  On this day in history richard Hammond, composer   

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

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter on August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

1903  On this day in history 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  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 26.   

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 August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On August - 26 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  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

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 this day in history.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.