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 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  On October - 26 georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

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

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

1789  On this day in history 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 October - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1810  US annexes western Florida on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer   

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

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on October - 26.   

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

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist on this day in history.   

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

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

1830  On October - 26 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 October - 26 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  On this day in history august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

1855  On this day in history 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  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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

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

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

0899  On this day in history 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  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

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