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 this day in history the Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.  

1859  Arthur Friedheim, composer on this day in history.  

1861  Pony Express ends on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history 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 October - 26.  

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

1864  On October - 26 joseph Moorat, composer  

1867  John Fawcett, composer, dies at 77 on October - 26.  

1868  On October - 26 white terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La  

1868  On October - 26 b F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated  

1869  The first American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on October - 26.  

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

1871  Hermann Lohr, composer on October - 26.  

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  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings) on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history president sends federal troops to SC  

1878  On October - 26 australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.  

1879  On October - 26 the birth of Leon Trotsky, Communist leader  

1879  On October - 26 leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (pres of 1st Soviet) [OS]  

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

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

1881  Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

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 this day in history.  

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.