Page 3: Historical Events In September - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1794 Britain, Austria and Russia form alliance against France 

1803 Prosper Merimee, French writer is born. 

1807 Arnold Henry Guyot, Switzerland, US geologist/geographer/meteorologist. 

1811 Friedrich Hecker, Baden, German revolutionary republican politician. 

1813 Anton Wallerstein, composer. 

1815 Joachim Murats fleet sails from Corsica to Naples. 

1815 Nicolas Desmarest, French geographer (Volcanos), dies at 90 

1819 Jacob G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist 

1819 Karl Haack, composer, dies at 68. 

1820 Freidrich Engels, German social philosopher. 

1822 Sloop-of-war Peacock captures 5 pirate vessels 

1824 Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06) 

1828 Friedrich A Lange, Prussia, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism). 

1829 Walker's Appeal, racial antislavery pamphlet, published in Boston 

1833 James Deering Fessenden, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 

1833 Lemuel Haynes, Revolutionary War veteran, dies at 88 

1839 Frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union). 

1840 Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army). 

1841 Georges Clemenceau, France, PM (1906-09, 17-20, defended Dreyfuss). 

1844 Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden. 

1844 Michael Hertz, composer. 

1849 Dudley Allen Sargent, US, physician/educator (Harvard U gymnasium). 

1850 Flogging in US Navy and on merchant vessels abolished. 

1850 US Navy abolishes flogging as punishment. 

1851 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Judah) 

1852 John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Earl of Ypres/British field marshall 

1852 Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer, dies at 60. 

1854 Adam Sedgwick, Norwich England, English zoologist (Peripatus). 

1855 Thomas F Tout, London, historian (Manchester school of historiography) 

1856 Edward Herbert Thompson, Mass, archaeologist (Mayan civilization). 

1858 Donati's comet is recorded as becoming the inaugural to be photographed 

1858 Donati's comet is recorded as becoming 1st to be photographed 

1859 Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies. 

1861 Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) 

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