Page 2: Historical Events In September - 10
Monday, 16 February 2026
1785 Prussia signs trade agreement with US. 

1787 John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 

1798 British Hondurus beats Spain in battle of St George. 

1798 British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St George 

1806 Johann C Adelung, German translator/librarian, dies at 74 

1810 The British secretary of state for foreign affairs George Canning, 40, steps down September 9, saying that the War Office is hampering progress in the Peninsular War. 

1810 Albert Gallatin Blanchard, Brig General (Confederate Army) 

1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie. 

1813 The Americans defeat the British naval forces in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 

1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats British in Battle of Lake Erie 

1815 Eleazer Arthur Paine, Brig General (Union volunteers). 

1823 Simon Bolivar named president of Peru. 

1823 Adolf von Doss, composer. 

1828 Count d'Andreossi, French general/parliament leader, dies at 67. 

1831 George Guest, composer, dies at 60. 

1832 Randall Lee Gibson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892. 

1836 Joseph Wheeler II, Maj Gen (Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee). 

1838 Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini," premieres in Paris. 

1839 Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk and Wagnalls). 

1839 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66. 

1842 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51. 

1845 King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange 

1845 Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer, dies at 78. 

1846 Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine. 

1846 Elias Howe patents sewing machine. 

1847 The inaugural theater opens in Hawaii. 

1847 1st theater opens in Hawaii. 

1848 William M Harnett, US painter (Old Violin) 

1849 Edwin Booth, later to assassinate president Abraham Lincoln, makes his acting debut 

1849 1st performance by US actor Edwin Booth (Richard III). 

1854 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Neth manufacturer (Vroom and Dreesman). 

1857 James E Keeler, US, astronomer (rings of Saturn) 

1858 John Holden hits 1st recorded HR (Bkln vs NY). 

1858 Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44. 

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