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 October - 26.   

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 October - 26 louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

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

1774  The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia   

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

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

1789  On October - 26 joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

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

1804  On this day in history lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1810  US annexes western Florida on October - 26.   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer on October - 26.   

1814  British governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal on this day in history.   

1818  On October - 26 stefano Golinelli, composer   

1822  King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language on October - 26.   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist on October - 26.   

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

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) on October - 26.   

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

1825  On this day in history erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp on this day in history.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on October - 26.   

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

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) on this day in history.   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) on this day in history.   

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 October - 26 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 October - 26.   

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

1483  On October - 26 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  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  On October - 26 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  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.   

1235  On October - 26 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  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)