Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer on this day in history.   

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

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

1758  On October - 26 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  1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.   

1787  "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution on October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on October - 26.   

1791  On October - 26 charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

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  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer on this day in history.   

1800  On October - 26 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  US annexes western Florida on October - 26.   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer on this day in history.   

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  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  On October - 26 arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

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

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on October - 26.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on October - 26.   

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  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) on October - 26.   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.   

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) on October - 26.   

1855  On this day in history charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)