Historical Events In August - 26

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer on August - 26.   

1740  The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon on this day in history.   

1740  Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on August - 26.   

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

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

1745  Francois Guichard, composer on this day in history.   

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

1749  On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

1770  Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

1788  Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist on this day in history.   

1791  On August - 26 john Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat   

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 this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)   

1813  On August - 26 daniel Gottlob Turk, composer, dies at 63   

1819  On this day in history 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 this day in history wilhelm Troszel, composer   

1825  Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian on August - 26.   

1828  On this day in history erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer   

1832  Henryk Klein, composer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1833  On August - 26 charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1835  On this day in history theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1839  The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1846  On August - 26 w A Bartlett appointed first US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF)   

1846  On August - 26 felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres   

1847  Liberia becomes an independent republic on August - 26.   

1849  Jacques-Fereol Mazas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1850  Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) on August - 26.   

1858  On this day in history first news dispatch by telegraph.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

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

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.   

1368  On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.   

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

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