Page 2: Historical Events In 1826

Mar 23   Leon Minkus, composer.   

Mar 27   Jakob Haibel, composer, dies at 63.   

Mar 29   Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic).   

Apr 01   Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine.   

Apr 02   Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897.   

Apr 03   Financial panic hits New Brunswick as word spreads that banks in London had failed and the timber trade had collapsed; so-called Black Monday   

Apr 03   Reginald Heber, bishop and hymn writer, dies   

Apr 06   Gustave Moreau, French painter.   

Apr 07   Johann Hermann Berens, composer   

Apr 09   Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

Apr 10   The 10500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.   

Apr 12   Weber's opera "Oberon," premieres in London.   

Apr 13   Franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 20   Dina M Craik, writer   

Apr 23   Missolonghi captured by Turks.   

Apr 28   Alexander Stadtfeld, composer   

May 03   Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway (1859-72)/poet.   

May 04   Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)   

May 05   Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France.   

May 07   Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905.   

May 10   Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86.   

May 21   Danillo II, ruler of Montenegro   

May 22   George Parr, cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt).   

May 22   The HMS Beagle departs on its inaugural voyage.   

May 24   Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37   

May 25   Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer, dies at 72   

May 29   Ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern).   

Jun 01   Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor   

Jun 04   Karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39   

Jun 05   Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39   

Jun 05   Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer.   

Jun 06   Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist.   

Jun 10   Sultan Mahmud II rebellious elite corp, slaughter 20000 in Turkey.   

Jun 20   Siam/England sign trade/peace treaty   

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Jan 06   Herman grimm: Germany, writer/novelist (ralph waldo emerson)   

Jan 12   Charles cruft: Bvt major general (union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jan 15   Mikhail saltykov: Spas-ugol russia, satirist (family of noblemen)   

Jan 22   [merriwether] jeff thompson: Partisan (confederate army), died in 1876   

Jan 25   Rembt t h p l a van boneval faure: Dutch mp   

Jan 26   Julia dent grant: 1st lady (1862-76)   

Jan 27   Richard taylor: Lt gen (confederate army), died in 1879   

Feb 03   Walter bagehot: England, economist/sociologist   

Jan 03   Louis gabriel suchet: French marshal (b. 1770)   

Jan 17   Juan crisóstomo arriaga: Spanish composer (b. 1806)   

Feb 13   Petr alekseevich pahlen: Russian general (b. 1745)   

Feb 25   Piotr a von der pahlen: Military governor of st petersburg,    

Mar 01   J j friedrich weinbrenner: German architect/archaeologist,    

Mar 10   Johan vi m l j: King of portugal (1816-26),    

Mar 11   Gervais-francois couperin: Composer,   

Mar 27   Jakob haibel: Composer,