Page 3: Historical Events In October - 26

1858  On October - 26 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

1858  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history pony Express ends   

1861  Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) on October - 26.   

1863  Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer on October - 26.   

1863  On this day in history worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva   

1863  On this day in history soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game   

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  On this day in history b F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated   

1869  The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.   

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

1871  On October - 26 hermann Lohr, composer   

1873  On October - 26 thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42)   

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

1874  Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

1879  The birth of Leon Trotsky, Communist leader on October - 26.   

1879  On this day in history leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (pres of 1st Soviet) [OS]   

1881  On October - 26 shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Az   

1881  On October - 26 gunfight at OK Corral, in Tombstone, Az   

1881  On October - 26 margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame)   

1881  Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia   

1886  On this day in history gustav Hermann Unger, composer   

1887  Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series on October - 26.   

1888  E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros) on October - 26.   

1890  On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies   

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

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 26.   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.