Page 3: Historical Events In October - 26

1858  On October - 26 hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine   

1858  On October - 26 isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39   

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 October - 26.   

1861  Pony Express ends on October - 26.   

1861  On this day in history richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881)   

1863  Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer on this day in history.   

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

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

1864  On October - 26 union troops ambush & kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI   

1864  Joseph Moorat, composer on October - 26.   

1867  On this day in history john Fawcett, composer, dies at 77   

1868  White terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La on this day in history.   

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

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

1869  1st American steeplechase horserace (Westchester, NY) on this day in history.   

1871  Hermann Lohr, composer on October - 26.   

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

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history h[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings)   

1876  President sends federal troops to SC on October - 26.   

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

1879  On this day in history the birth of Leon Trotsky, Communist leader   

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

1881  On October - 26 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  Modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia on October - 26.   

1886  On October - 26 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  On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

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 October - 26.   

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

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

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

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

1673  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

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

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

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)