Historical Events In July - 26

1848  On July - 26 1st Woman's Rights Convention (Senecca Falls NY)   

1856  The birth of George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright on July - 26.   

1856  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)   

1858  Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament on this day in history.   

1858  On July - 26 tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player)   

1860  On July - 26 philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama)   

1863  At Salineville, OH John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender on July - 26.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan & 364 troops surrender   

1863  Jazeps Witols, composer on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70   

1864  -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS--- on this day in history.   

1865  Patrick Francis Healy is first black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) on July - 26.   

1865  On this day in history patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)   

1865  Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel on July - 26.   

1866  On July - 26 canoe Club opens in England   

1866  Francesco Cilea, composer on this day in history.   

1872  On July - 26 george Louis Beer, historian (authority on British colonies)   

1872  On this day in history michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84   

1874  Serge Koussevitzky, Vishny-Volotchok, Russia conductor (Boston Symp) on July - 26.   

1875  On July - 26 carl Gustav Jung, Switzerland, doctor (founded analytic psychology)   

1876  Ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball) on July - 26.   

1877  On this day in history hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields)   

1878  On July - 26 in California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.   

1881  On this day in history french marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax   

1881  Alexander J Kropholler, architect on July - 26.   

1881  George Borrow, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1882  On July - 26 richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal," premieres in Beirut   

1885  Andre Maurois, Elbeuf, France, novelist/biographer on July - 26.   

1887  On July - 26 the first Esperanto book published   

1887  On July - 26 1st Esperanto book published   

1888  M Jouhandeau, writer on this day in history.   

1891  Henry James' "American," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1891  Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian on July - 26.   

1892  Philipp Jarnach, composer on July - 26.   

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.   

1467  On July - 26 birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples   

1678  On this day in history birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)   

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on July - 26.   

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on this day in history.   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM   

1796  On July - 26 birth of george Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)   

0796  On this day in history death of offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)   

0811  On this day in history nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle   

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on this day in history.   

1380  Death of Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322) on July - 26.   

1471  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54 on July - 26.   

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  On July - 26 death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima   

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on this day in history.