Page 2: Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 26 the birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon   

1740  Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on this day in history.   

1743  On August - 26 antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)   

1745  On August - 26 england, Prussia & Hannover sign treaty   

1745  On August - 26 francois Guichard, composer   

1748  On this day in history the first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1749  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer on August - 26.   

1770  On August - 26 domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42   

1778  On August - 26 the first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.   

1788  On August - 26 aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

1791  John Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat on August - 26.   

1794  On this day in history french troops occupy Lock   

1811  On August - 26 danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1813  On August - 26 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)   

1813  Daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63 on August - 26.   

1819  On August - 26 albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria   

1820  On August - 26 james Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)   

1823  On August - 26 wilhelm Troszel, composer   

1825  On August - 26 jacobus J Backer, German sea historian   

1828  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer on August - 26.   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on August - 26.   

1833  Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 26.   

1835  Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1839  The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on August - 26.   

1842  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) on this day in history.   

1843  Charles Thurber patents a typewriter on August - 26.   

1843  George August Lumbye, composer on August - 26.   

1846  W A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF) on this day in history.   

1846  Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres on August - 26.   

1847  On August - 26 liberia becomes an independent republic.   

1849  On August - 26 jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66   

1850  Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) on this day in history.   

1858  First news dispatch by telegraph on August - 26.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)