July 26 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1848  1st Woman's Rights Convention (Senecca Falls NY)   

1856  George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright is born   

1856  George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925).   

1858  Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament.   

1858  Tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player).   

1860  Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama).   

1863  At Salineville, OH John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender.   

1863  Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender   

1863  Jazeps Witols, composer   

1863  Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70   

1864  -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---   

1865  Patrick Francis Healy is inaugural black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)   

1865  Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium).   

1865  Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel.   

1866  Canoe Club opens in England.   

1872  George Louis Beer, historian (authority on British colonies)   

1872  Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84.   

1874  Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp).   

1875  Carl Gustav Jung, Switzerland, doctor (founded analytic psychology)   

1876  Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball).   

1877  Hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields)   

1878  In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be are discovered later with a taunting poem inside.   

1881  French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax.   

1881  Alexander J Kropholler, architect   

1881  George Borrow, writer, dies.   

1882  Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal," premieres in Beirut   

1885  Andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer.   

1887  The inaugural Esperanto book published.   

1887  1st Esperanto book published.   

1888  M Jouhandeau, writer   

1891  Henry James' "American," premieres in London   

1891  Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian.   

1892  Philipp Jarnach, composer   

1893  George Grosz, German painter (Gott mit uns).   

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1030  Stanislaus of szczepanów: St. stanislaw   

1467  Ferdinand ii: King of naples   

1678  Joseph i habsburg: German king/roman catholic emperor (1705-11)   

1694  Johann samuel endler: Composer   

1739  George clinton: Ny, (d-r) 4th vp (1805-12)   

1782  John field: Dublin ireland, pianist/composer (nocturnes)   

1791  Franz xaver wolfgang mozart: 6th child of austrian composer wam   

1796  George catlin: Us, author/painter (american indian scenes)   

0796  Death of Offa: King of mercia (75.-796)   

0811  Death of Nicephorus i: Byzantine emperor (802-11),   

1342  Death of Charles i robert van anjou: King of hungary (1307-42),   

1380  Emperor komyo of japan: Emperor komyo of japan (b. 1322)   

1471  Paul ii: [pietro barbo], italian pope (1464-71),   

1533  Atahualpo: Inca ruler,   

1541  Death of Francisco pizarro: Spanish explorer, murdered in lima   

1592  Death of Armand de gontaut: Baron de biron, french soldier (b. 1524)