Historical Events In June - 26

1794  On June - 26 battle of Colors: France under Jourdan beats Austrian army   

1797  Charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow. Farmers fear the effects of the iron on the soil on June - 26.   

1797  Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! on this day in history.   

1798  Eugene Godecharle, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1807  Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher   

1819  On June - 26 abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]   

1819  On June - 26 johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71   

1821  On June - 26 bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general   

1823  Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer on June - 26.   

1824  The birth of Lord Kelvin, British Physicist on June - 26.   

1824  On June - 26 kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale)   

1827  On June - 26 christian A Vulpius, German writer (Ornaldo Ornaldini), dies   

1831  Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace) on June - 26.   

1836  On June - 26 claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies   

1837  On this day in history martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923   

1843  Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony on June - 26.   

1844  On this day in history uS pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC   

1846  In London England, British protectionists repeal Corn Laws to raise price of wheat for British farmers; rioting in the streets; British property values fall 50%, and the Canadas will soon feel the effects on June - 26.   

1848  1st pure food law enacted in US on June - 26.   

1854  Robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20) on this day in history.   

1857  Off Cap Rouge Quebec, the Steamer Montreal catches fire and sinks in 15 minutes in the St. Lawrence; left Quebec City at 5 pm a day earlier; 253 lives lost, mostly Scottish immigrants on their way to the west on June - 26.   

1857  62 receive Victoria Cross on June - 26.   

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulse Confederacy in Virginia on this day in history.   

1862  Day 2 of the 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulses Confederacy in Virginia on June - 26.   

1863  On June - 26 andrew Hull Foote, US Union lt admiral, dies   

1865  On this day in history bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance)   

1866  On June - 26 josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities)   

1870  On June - 26 first section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens   

1870  On June - 26 1st section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens   

1874  On this day in history albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)   

1875  On June - 26 camille Zeckwer, composer   

1876  Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) on this day in history.   

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1575  On this day in history birth of anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)   

1582  Johannes Schultz, composer was born on June - 26.   

1655  Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent was born on this day in history.   

1681  Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1689  On this day in history birth of edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)   

1694  On June - 26 birth of georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)   

1702  Philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman was born on June - 26.   

1703  Thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767) was born on June - 26.   

0363  On this day in history flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies   

1291  Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England on this day in history.   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies   

1657  Tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1661  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76 on June - 26.   

1666  Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies on June - 26.   

1688  Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies on June - 26.