Historical Events In September - 26

1789  On September - 26 4th Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office  

1792  Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France on September - 26.  

1808  On this day in history pavel Vranicky, composer, dies at 51  

1810  On this day in history a new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.  

1815  Russia, Prussia & Austria sign Holy Alliance on September - 26.  

1820  On this day in history isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, father of Bengali prose (Exile of Sita)  

1820  Daniel Boone, frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85 on this day in history.  

1821  Alvin Peterson Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on September - 26.  

1823  Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh) on September - 26.  

1824  On September - 26 kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives  

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1831  On September - 26 robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in NYC  

1832  Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer on this day in history.  

1835  The opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" is produced (Naples) on September - 26.  

1835  Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," premieres in Naples on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, composer  

1861  On September - 26 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club  

1866  On this day in history carl Almqvist, Swedish author (Amorina), dies at 72  

1867  Maggie L Walker, black business & civic leader on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer  

1870  Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) on this day in history.  

1871  Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer, dies at 78 on September - 26.  

1872  On September - 26 the first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.  

1872  On September - 26 ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18)  

1873  On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer  

1874  On September - 26 1st Grand International Rifle match held  

1875  Edmund Gwenn, Wales, actor (Miracle on 34th Street) on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history 1st Belgian parachute jump (Glorieux)  

1876  C B "Buck" Llewellyn, cricketer (S Afr lefty all-rounder 1896-1912) on September - 26.  

1877  Alfred Cortot, French pianist on this day in history.  

1879  Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee) on this day in history.  

1884  On September - 26 suriname army shoots on British-Indian contract workers, 7 killed  

1885  On this day in history anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26]  

1887  Gramophone patented in Germany on this day in history.  

1887  On September - 26 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone  

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)  

1329  On September - 26 birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)  

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.  

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on September - 26.  

1711  On September - 26 birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)  

1729  On September - 26 birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on this day in history.  

1023  On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.  

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.  

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.  

1417  On this day in history death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)  

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

1614  On this day in history felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies  

1620  On September - 26 death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)