October 26 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal.   

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

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72.   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice.   

1774  The inaugural Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   

1774  1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia   

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

1787  "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity).   

1795  Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US and giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi.   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer.   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1810  US annexes western Florida   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer.   

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

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer   

1822  King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist.   

1823  Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

1825  The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens   

1825  Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opened   

1830  Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War and Peace).   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella).   

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam).   

1855  Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

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1427  Archduke sigismund of austria: Archduke sigismund of austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius erasmus: Holland, scholar/author (in praise of folly)   

1473  Friedrich of saxony: Friedrich of saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans buchner: Composer   

1491  Zhengde: Emperor of china   

1609  William sprague: English co-founder of charlestown, massachusetts   

1645  Aert de gelder: Dutch painter (king david)   

1673  Dimitrie cantemir: Romanians historian/monarch of moldova (1710-11)   

0899  Death of Alfred the great: Writer/king of wessex (871-99),   

1132  Death of Floris the black: Brother of earl dirk vi of holland, murdered   

1235  Death of Andres ii arpad: King of hungary (1205-35),   

1440  Gilles de rais: French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick ii the vrome: Ruler of palts,   

1607  Death of Philipp nicolai: German lutherian theologist/poet/composer,   

1608  Death of Juan pantoja de la cruz: Spanish royal painter,   

1633  Horio tadaharu: Japanese warlord (b. 1596)