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  On this day in history henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

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

1873  On August - 26 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 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 August - 26.   

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  On August - 26 james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

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

1884  On August - 26 earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

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

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

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  Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 26 richard Hammond, composer   

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

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 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 August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

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

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.   

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  On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)