Historical Events In June - 26

1794  Battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army on June - 26.  

1797  On June - 26 charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow. Farmers fear the effects of the iron on the soil  

1797  On June - 26 charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil!  

1798  On this day in history eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56  

1807  On this day in history lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die  

1819  On June - 26 the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher  

1819  On June - 26 abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]  

1819  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71  

1821  On June - 26 bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general  

1823  Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer on this day in history.  

1824  On June - 26 the birth of Lord Kelvin, British Physicist  

1824  On this day in history kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale)  

1827  Christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace)  

1836  Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies on this day in history.  

1837  Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 on this day in history.  

1843  Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony on June - 26.  

1844  US pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC on June - 26.  

1846  In London England, British protectionists repeal Corn Laws to raise price of wheat for British farmers; rioting in the streets; British property values fall 50%, and the Canadas will soon feel the effects on this day in history.  

1848  On June - 26 1st pure food law enacted in US  

1854  Robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20) on June - 26.  

1857  On June - 26 off Cap Rouge Quebec, the Steamer Montreal catches fire and sinks in 15 minutes in the St. Lawrence; left Quebec City at 5 pm a day earlier; 253 lives lost, mostly Scottish immigrants on their way to the west.  

1857  62 receive Victoria Cross on June - 26.  

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulse Confederacy in Virginia on June - 26.  

1862  Day 2 of the 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville on June - 26.  

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulses Confederacy in Virginia on June - 26.  

1863  Andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies on this day in history.  

1865  Bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance) on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities)  

1870  On this day in history first section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens  

1870  1st section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens on June - 26.  

1874  Albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14) on this day in history.  

1875  On June - 26 camille Zeckwer, composer  

1876  On June - 26 nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

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1575  On June - 26 birth of anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)  

1582  On this day in history birth of johannes Schultz, composer  

1655  On this day in history birth of jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent  

1681  Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1689  Edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769) was born on June - 26.  

1694  Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On June - 26 birth of philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman  

1703  Thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767) was born on this day in history.  

0363  On June - 26 flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies  

1291  Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England on this day in history.  

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima on this day in history.  

1631  On this day in history justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies  

1657  On June - 26 tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65  

1661  On this day in history lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76  

1666  Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1688  Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies on June - 26.