Historical Events In May - 26

1781  Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia on May - 26.   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer on May - 26.   

1788  Mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain on this day in history.   

1790  Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress on May - 26.   

1798  British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara on this day in history.   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) on May - 26.   

1805  On this day in history lewis & Clark first see Rocky Mountains   

1805  On this day in history napolean Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy   

1805  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte crowned King of Italy   

1805  On May - 26 napoleon is crowned king of Italy   

1805  The emperor Napoleon crowns himself with the old iron crown of the Lombard kings May 26 in the cathedral at Milan, he appoints his stepson Eugène Beauharnais viceroy June 7, but a Third Coalition mobilizes against him; Austria, Russia, and Sweden make alliances with Britain, while Napoleon gains support from Spain, Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, and Nassau on May - 26.   

1805  On May - 26 lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains   

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 on this day in history.   

1807  French forces take Danzig and defeat the Russians June 14 in the Battle of Friedland on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies   

1822  On this day in history e de Goncourt, writer   

1824  Brazil is recognized by US on this day in history.   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer on May - 26.   

1828  Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg on this day in history.   

1831  Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies on May - 26.   

1832  On May - 26 francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59   

1834  On this day in history portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates   

1835  On this day in history edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer on May - 26.   

1850  On this day in history christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer on May - 26.   

1856  On this day in history george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  On this day in history alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1860  Garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy on this day in history.   

1861  Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South on this day in history.   

1861  On May - 26 union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL   

1861  Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South on May - 26.   

1864  Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek VA on May - 26.   

1864  On this day in history territory of Montana is formed   

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1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On this day in history beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.