Historical Events In July - 26

1758  On July - 26 british battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg   

1759  French troops vacate Ticonderoga NY on July - 26.   

1760  On July - 26 austrian troops occupy Fort Glatz Silezie   

1770  On July - 26 michael Schevenstuhl, composer, dies at 65   

1775  On this day in history the Post Office is esablished by the Continental Congress with Ben Franklin as postmaster general.   

1775  On this day in history united States Post Office (U.S.P.O.) created in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) on July - 26.   

1788  New York becomes 11th state to ratify constitution on July - 26.   

1788  New York ratifies the U.S. Constitution on July - 26.   

1788  On this day in history nY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution   

1790  US passes Assumption bill making US responsible for state debts on July - 26.   

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM on this day in history.   

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) on July - 26.   

1799  Isaac Babbitt, invented babbitt's metal for bearings on July - 26.   

1801  John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history daniel Dal Barba, composer, dies at 86   

1802  Winthrop Mackworth Praed, London, poet/politician on July - 26.   

1803  The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London on this day in history.   

1805  Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die on July - 26.   

1805  On this day in history constantine Brumidi, artist (Myrtle Murdock)   

1812  Frigate Essex captures British brig Leander on this day in history.   

1820  On July - 26 john Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1822  On July - 26 secret meeting of Simon Bolivar & Jose de San Martin   

1826  Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews on July - 26.   

1826  Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82 on July - 26.   

1829  August Beernaert, Belgian premier (1884-94) (Nobel-1909) on July - 26.   

1832  On July - 26 hMS Beagle anchors in Montevideo   

1835  The first sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1835  1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1836  Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer, dies at 45 on July - 26.   

1842  Alfred Marshall, London, economist on this day in history.   

1847  Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history liberia, setled in Africa by freed U.S. slaves, becomes the first African colony to become an independent state.   

1848  The first Woman's Rights Convention (Senecca Falls NY) on this day in history.   

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1030  On July - 26 birth of stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079)   

1467  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples   

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) was born on July - 26.   

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on this day in history.   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on July - 26.   

1791  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM   

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on this day in history.   

0796  On this day in history death of offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)   

0811  Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle on July - 26.   

1342  On July - 26 charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies   

1380  Death of Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322) on July - 26.   

1471  On this day in history paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54   

1533  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)