Historical Events In June - 26
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
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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