Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on October - 26.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer on this day in history.   

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  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

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 October - 26 henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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

1818  On this day in history stefano Golinelli, composer   

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

1823  On October - 26 karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

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

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 26 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

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

1855  On October - 26 charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

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1427  On October - 26 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 October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

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

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  On October - 26 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  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  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)