Historical Events In May - 26

1781  Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1782  On May - 26 joseph Drechsler, composer   

1788  Mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain on May - 26.   

1790  Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress on May - 26.   

1798  On May - 26 british kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara   

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

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

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

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

1805  On this day in history napoleon is crowned king of Italy   

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  On this day in history lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains   

1806  On May - 26 henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880   

1807  On this day in history french forces take Danzig and defeat the Russians June 14 in the Battle of Friedland   

1818  Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies on May - 26.   

1822  E de Goncourt, writer on May - 26.   

1824  On this day in history brazil is recognized by US   

1825  On May - 26 felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer   

1828  Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg on May - 26.   

1831  On this day in history georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies   

1832  Francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1834  Portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates on May - 26.   

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) on May - 26.   

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer on this day in history.   

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

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer on May - 26.   

1856  On May - 26 george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) on May - 26.   

1860  On May - 26 garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy   

1861  On this day in history postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South   

1861  On this day in history union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL   

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

1864  Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek VA on May - 26.   

1864  Territory of Montana is formed on May - 26.   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

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 May - 26 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  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on this day in history.   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.   

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

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

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