Page 2: Historical Events In January - 26

1770  On this day in history alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly   

1771  On January - 26 jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)   

1778  Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) on this day in history.   

1781  Achim v Arnim, writer on January - 26.   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol on January - 26.   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol on January - 26.   

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) on January - 26.   

1788  Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay New South Wales as a penal colony on this day in history.   

1788  The first English convicts arrive in Australia on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history the first group of European settlers arrives in Australia.   

1788  On January - 26 captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day   

1789  On January - 26 john Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx)   

1789  On January - 26 john Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx)   

1790  Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna on January - 26.   

1795  Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history russia, Prussia &Austria sign treaty   

1797  On January - 26 russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty   

1798  On this day in history christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49   

1802  Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library on January - 26.   

1802  On this day in history the Italian republic created January 26 from the former Cisalpine republic with Napoleon Bonaparte as president annexes Piedmont September 21 and annexes Parma and Piacenza in October   

1803  On January - 26 georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72   

1808  On this day in history rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.   

1813  On January - 26 juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876   

1814  On this day in history rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26]   

1824  On January - 26 edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

1826  On this day in history julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76)   

1828  Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

1831  Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) on this day in history.   

1833  On January - 26 gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1833  Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan on January - 26.   

1837  On January - 26 michigan admitted as 26th US state   

1838  Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on this day in history.   

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.   

1541  On January - 26 birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  On January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  On this day in history birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on January - 26.   

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.   

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.   

1109  On January - 26 albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.   

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  On this day in history death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.   

1744  On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)