Historical Events In October - 26

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

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

1749  On October - 26 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72  

1756  On October - 26 johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer on this day in history.  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

1774  1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

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

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

1789  On October - 26 joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) on October - 26.  

1795  On this day in history pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer on October - 26.  

1800  On October - 26 helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 on October - 26.  

1810  On October - 26 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  King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language on this day in history.  

1823  On October - 26 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  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 October - 26.  

1830  On October - 26 belgian rebels occupy Antwerp  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on this day in history.  

1837  On October - 26 james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  On this day in history vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  On this day in history hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.  

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 26.  

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.  

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  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

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

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