Historical Events In February - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1848 On February - 26 2nd French Republic proclaimed
1852 British frigate Birkenhead sinks off South Africa-458 die on this day in history.
1852 John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry on February - 26.
1857 Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion) on February - 26.
1857 Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer, dies at 88 on February - 26.
1859 On February - 26 paul Morphy's chess match vs Augustus Mongredien begins; Morphy wins
1859 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1861 Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18) on this day in history.
1862 On February - 26 battle of Woodburn, KY
1863 On February - 26 lincoln signs National Currency Act
1866 New York Legislature establishes NYC Metropolitan Board of Health on this day in history.
1866 On February - 26 new York Legislature forms NYC Metropolitan Board of Health
1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical) on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history siegfried Passarge, German geographer (Cameroon/So Afr/America)
1868 On February - 26 leonard Borwick, British(?) pianist
1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states on February - 26.
1869 Franz Schubert's "4th Tragic," premieres on this day in history.
1869 On February - 26 nadezjda K Krupskaja, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin
1870 On February - 26 first NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered)
1870 On this day in history 1st NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered)
1870 Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on February - 26.
1871 Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history ewoud van Everdingen, Dutch meteorologist
1874 On February - 26 carl Vogler, composer
1875 On February - 26 emma Dunn, actress (Dr Monica, Dr Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway)
1876 On this day in history agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38)
1877 Carel S Adama van Scheltema, Dutch poet/writer (socialism) on February - 26.
1879 Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer/conductor/tutor of B Britten on this day in history.
1881 On February - 26 natal British troops under General-Major Colley occupy Majuba Hill
1881 SS Ceylon begins first round-the-world cruise from Liverpool on February - 26.
1881 On February - 26 -27] Natal: British troops under gen-major Colley occupy Majuba Hill
1882 Walter Lucht, German artillery general (WW I/WW II) on this day in history.
1883 Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetism) on this day in history.
1884 On February - 26 british & Portuguese treaty signed in Congo by Leopold II
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