Page 3: Historical Events In August - 26

1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71 on August - 26.   

1863  On August - 26 battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)   

1863  On August - 26 john Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73 on August - 26.   

1869  Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] on August - 26.   

1873  On August - 26 the first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO.   

1873  On August - 26 1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri   

1873  On this day in history lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

1873  On August - 26 carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57   

1874  On August - 26 16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

1875  On August - 26 the birth of John Buchan, Scottish author   

1875  On this day in history john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

1880  On this day in history guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

1883  Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000 on August - 26.   

1883  The Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36,000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high on August - 26.   

1883  On August - 26 -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions kills 36,000   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) on this day in history.   

1885  On August - 26 jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)   

1887  On August - 26 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

1890  On this day in history tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author on August - 26.   

1894  Social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms on this day in history.   

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok on this day in history.   

1895  On August - 26 electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam   

1896  On August - 26 armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  On this day in history rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff on August - 26.   

1903  Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game on August - 26.   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer on this day in history.   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) on August - 26.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on August - 26.   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.   

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

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

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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

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

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.   

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

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)