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

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

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

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

1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee on August - 26.   

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

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

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

1882  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

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

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) on this day in history.   

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

1887  On this day in history luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

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

1891  On this day in history emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

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

1894  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 26 phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game   

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  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

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

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

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

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 August - 26.   

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