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 this day in history.  

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

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on August - 26.  

1869  On August - 26 henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54  

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] on this day in history.  

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  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) on August - 26.  

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on August - 26.  

1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on August - 26.  

1875  On this day in history the birth of John Buchan, Scottish author  

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

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

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

1883  On August - 26 krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000  

1883  On this day in history 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  On this day in history -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000  

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

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

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

1890  Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's) on this day in history.  

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

1894  On August - 26 social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms  

1894  On August - 26 pPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok  

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

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

1896  On August - 26 richard Hammond, composer  

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.  

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

1901  On this day in history gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff  

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

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

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.  

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on this day in history.  

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.  

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  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  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  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)