Page 3: Historical Events In October - 26

1858  On October - 26 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

1858  On this day in history isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

1859  On October - 26 the Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.   

1859  Arthur Friedheim, composer on October - 26.   

1861  Pony Express ends on this day in history.   

1861  On October - 26 richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881)   

1863  On this day in history football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer   

1863  Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva on October - 26.   

1863  Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI   

1864  Joseph Moorat, composer on this day in history.   

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history white terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La   

1868  B F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated on this day in history.   

1869  On October - 26 the first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

1869  On October - 26 1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY)   

1871  Hermann Lohr, composer on October - 26.   

1873  Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42) on this day in history.   

1874  All Grand Trunk Railway lines east of Montreal, 542 miles, are converted from 5' 6" to standard gauge on October - 26.   

1874  On October - 26 peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49   

1875  On October - 26 h[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings)   

1876  President sends federal troops to SC on this day in history.   

1878  Australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria on this day in history.   

1879  The birth of Leon Trotsky, Communist leader on this day in history.   

1879  Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (pres of 1st Soviet) [OS] on October - 26.   

1881  On this day in history shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

1881  Gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az on October - 26.   

1881  On this day in history margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

1881  Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies on October - 26.   

1886  On October - 26 modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia   

1886  Gustav Hermann Unger, composer on October - 26.   

1887  Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 26 e Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros)   

1890  Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies on October - 26.   

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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

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 this day in history.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

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

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On this day in history 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  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.