Historical Events In January - 26

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

1771  On this day in history jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)   

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

1781  On January - 26 achim v Arnim, writer   

1784  On this day in history ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol on this day in history.   

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) on this day in history.   

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

1788  On January - 26 the first English convicts arrive in Australia   

1788  The first group of European settlers arrives in Australia on January - 26.   

1788  Captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1795  On January - 26 johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62   

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

1797  Russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty on this day in history.   

1798  On January - 26 christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49   

1802  On this day in history congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library   

1802  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 on January - 26.   

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  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 on this day in history.   

1814  Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 on January - 26.   

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on January - 26.   

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

1824  Edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies on January - 26.   

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

1828  On January - 26 johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer   

1831  Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) on January - 26.   

1833  On this day in history gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1833  Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history michigan admitted as 26th US state   

1838  Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on January - 26.   

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1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)   

1541  Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596) was born on January - 26.   

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  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

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 January - 26.   

0946  On this day in history death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.   

1567  On January - 26 death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

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  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on January - 26.   

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

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.