Page 4: Historical Events In 1826

Sep 17   G F Berhard Riemann, German mathematician (zeta-function)   

Sep 22   J P Hebel, writer, dies at 66.   

Sep 27   The inaugural ever passenger railway opens in the UK, The Stockton and Darlington.   

Oct 03   Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Labyrinth), dies   

Oct 07   Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations.   

Oct 07   Granite Railway (inaugural chartered railway in US) begins operations.   

Oct 07   William Brimage Bate, US Confederate brig-gen/(Gov-D-Tenn, 1882-86).   

Oct 08   Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

Oct 13   Lafayette Curry Baker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

Oct 16   Piotr Studzinski, composer.   

Oct 22   Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer.   

Oct 31   Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

Nov 02   Robert Hopkins Hatton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862.   

Nov 03   Jasper Adalmorn Maltby, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

Nov 15   Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura   

Nov 17   John McArthur, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906.   

Nov 17   Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47   

Nov 22   Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65   

Nov 23   Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuela publisher on Curacao.   

Nov 24   Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (Pinocchio)   

Nov 25   The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the inaugural flagship of the Hellenic Navy   

Nov 27   John Walker invents friction match in England   

Nov 30   George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers).   

Dec 01   William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895.   

Dec 03   Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist.   

Dec 05   John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

Dec 07   John Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71.   

Dec 08   Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist.   

Dec 10   Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 15   William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

Dec 16   Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.   

Dec 18   Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz).   

Dec 21   Ernst Pauer, composer.   

Dec 22   James Scott Negley, (Union volunteers Major General, died in 1901)   

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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,