Page 2: Historical Events In January - 26

1770  Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly on this day in history.   

1771  Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname) on January - 26.   

1778  Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) on January - 26.   

1781  On January - 26 achim v Arnim, writer   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol on January - 26.   

1784  On January - 26 ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol   

1786  On January - 26 benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)   

1788  Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay New South Wales as a penal colony on this day in history.   

1788  The first English convicts arrive in Australia on January - 26.   

1788  The first group of European settlers arrives in Australia on January - 26.   

1788  On this day in history captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day   

1789  John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx) on January - 26.   

1789  John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx) on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna   

1795  Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history russia, Prussia &Austria sign treaty   

1797  On this day in history russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty   

1798  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library   

1802  The Italian republic created January 26 from the former Cisalpine republic with Napoleon Bonaparte as president annexes Piedmont September 21 and annexes Parma and Piacenza in October on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72   

1808  On January - 26 rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.   

1813  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 on this day in history.   

1814  On January - 26 rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on January - 26.   

1819  Abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26] on January - 26.   

1824  Edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies on January - 26.   

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer   

1831  On January - 26 mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)   

1833  Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan on January - 26.   

1833  On January - 26 gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1837  Michigan admitted as 26th US state on January - 26.   

1838  Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on January - 26.   

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1497  On January - 26 birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)   

1541  Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596) was born on January - 26.   

1613  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  On January - 26 birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on January - 26.   

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on January - 26.   

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on January - 26.   

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat   

1630  On January - 26 death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  On this day in history death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on this day in history.