Historical Events In May - 26

1781  On this day in history bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia  

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer on this day in history.  

1788  On May - 26 mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain  

1790  On this day in history territory South of River Ohio created by Congress  

1798  British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara on this day in history.  

1799  On May - 26 alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)  

1805  On this day in history lewis & Clark first see Rocky Mountains  

1805  On May - 26 napolean Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy  

1805  Napoleon Bonaparte crowned King of Italy on May - 26.  

1805  Napoleon is crowned king of Italy on this day in history.  

1805  The emperor Napoleon crowns himself with the old iron crown of the Lombard kings May 26 in the cathedral at Milan, he appoints his stepson Eugène Beauharnais viceroy June 7, but a Third Coalition mobilizes against him; Austria, Russia, and Sweden make alliances with Britain, while Napoleon gains support from Spain, Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, and Nassau on this day in history.  

1805  Lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains on this day in history.  

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 on May - 26.  

1807  French forces take Danzig and defeat the Russians June 14 in the Battle of Friedland on May - 26.  

1818  On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies  

1822  E de Goncourt, writer on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history brazil is recognized by US  

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer on May - 26.  

1828  Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg on this day in history.  

1831  On May - 26 georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies  

1832  On this day in history francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59  

1834  On this day in history portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates  

1835  On May - 26 edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1846  On May - 26 arthur Coquard, composer  

1850  On May - 26 christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)  

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer on May - 26.  

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer on May - 26.  

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) on this day in history.  

1860  Garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy on May - 26.  

1861  Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South on this day in history.  

1861  Union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL on this day in history.  

1861  On May - 26 postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South  

1864  On this day in history skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek VA  

1864  Territory of Montana is formed on this day in history.  

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1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)  

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.  

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)  

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)  

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.  

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.  

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried