Historical Events In June - 26

1794  On June - 26 battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army  

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  Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

1819  The birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher on this day in history.  

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

1819  Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 on June - 26.  

1821  On June - 26 bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general  

1823  Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer on June - 26.  

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

1824  Kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale) on June - 26.  

1827  On this day in history christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies  

1831  Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace) on June - 26.  

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 June - 26.  

1843  On June - 26 hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony  

1844  On this day in history uS pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC  

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 June - 26.  

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

1854  On June - 26 robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20)  

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  On this day in history 62 receive Victoria Cross  

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 this day in history.  

1863  Andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies on June - 26.  

1865  Bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance) on June - 26.  

1866  Josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities) on this day in history.  

1870  On June - 26 first section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens  

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

1874  On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)  

1875  Camille Zeckwer, composer on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

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1575  On this day in history birth of anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)  

1582  Johannes Schultz, composer was born on June - 26.  

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 June - 26.  

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

1694  Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768) was born on June - 26.  

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

1703  On June - 26 birth of thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)  

0363  On this day in history flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies  

1291  Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England on June - 26.  

1541  On this day in history death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima  

1631  On June - 26 justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies  

1657  Tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1661  On June - 26 lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76  

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

1688  On June - 26 ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies