Page 3: Historical Events In 1826

Jun 21   Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.   

Jul 04   Green Clay Smith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

Jul 04   John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 2nd and 3rd presidents, die.   

Jul 04   John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United States, respectively, died on this day, the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.   

Jul 04   John Adams, 2nd president (1797-1801), dies at 90   

Jul 07   Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer, dies at 56.   

Jul 08   Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers).   

Jul 10   Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer.   

Jul 11   Alexander Aphanashev, Russ story teller (Narodnye roesskie skazki)   

Jul 11   Carl Bernhard Wessely, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 13   Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist (Reaction of Cannizzaro)   

Jul 17   Joseph Graetz, composer, dies at 65.   

Jul 21   James Gillpatrick Blunt, Major General (Union volunteers).   

Jul 22   Giuseppe Piazzi discoverer of inaugural asteroid, dies   

Jul 22   Giuseppe Piazzi, monk/mathematician (are discovered 1st asteroid), dies at 80.   

Jul 24   Francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)   

Jul 24   Jacob Kimball, composer, dies at 65   

Jul 25   Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer, hanged at 33 [OS Jul 13]   

Jul 26   Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82   

Jul 26   Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews   

Jul 30   Java prince Dipo Negoro surprise attacks Dutch colony, 82 killed   

Aug 02   William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902   

Aug 07   Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi)   

Aug 13   William Thomas Best, composer.   

Aug 19   Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario).   

Aug 22   Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah   

Aug 24   Netherland's South Willems Port (Bosch-Luik) opens.   

Aug 27   Frank Stillman Nickerson, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 28   Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer   

Aug 30   Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67   

Sep 03   USS Vincennes leaves NY to become 1st U.S. warship to circumnavigate globe   

Sep 03   USS Vincennes leaves NY to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe   

Sep 08   Disma Fumagalli, composer   

Sep 09   Frederich I W L, Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907)   

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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,