Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1749  On this day in history georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

1758  On this day in history louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

1759  On this day in history georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

1774  On October - 26 the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1774  On October - 26 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia   

1776  Benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution on October - 26.   

1787  "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution on this day in history.   

1789  On October - 26 joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) on this day in history.   

1795  Pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi on October - 26.   

1795  On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  On this day in history helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history uS annexes western Florida   

1813  On October - 26 henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1814  On October - 26 british governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history king Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

1823  On this day in history karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 on October - 26.   

1824  On this day in history arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens on this day in history.   

1825  Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened on this day in history.   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on October - 26.   

1830  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on October - 26.   

1843  On October - 26 vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  On October - 26 hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

1848  On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) on this day in history.   

1855  Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals) on this day in history.   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.   

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.