Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

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

1749  On October - 26 georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

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

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

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

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on October - 26.   

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

1774  1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia on October - 26.   

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

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

1789  On October - 26 joseph Mayseder, composer   

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

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

1795  On October - 26 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal on October - 26.   

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

1810  US annexes western Florida on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On October - 26 king Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

1823  On this day in history karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  On October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

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

1825  The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens on October - 26.   

1825  On October - 26 erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

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

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

1854  On October - 26 august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

1855  On October - 26 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  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

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

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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 October - 26.   

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)