Historical Events In January - 26

1770  On this day in history alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly   

1771  On January - 26 jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)   

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

1781  Achim v Arnim, writer on January - 26.   

1784  Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America's symbol on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol   

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) on January - 26.   

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  Captain Arthur Phillip hoists the English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day on January - 26.   

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

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

1790  Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

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

1797  On January - 26 russia, Prussia &Austria sign treaty   

1797  On January - 26 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  On January - 26 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   

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

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

1813  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 on January - 26.   

1814  On this day in history rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

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

1824  On this day in history edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) on January - 26.   

1828  Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer on January - 26.   

1831  Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) on this day in history.   

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

1833  On this day in history gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan   

1837  Michigan admitted as 26th US state on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol   

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1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on January - 26.   

1667  On this day in history birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer   

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

1715  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

1716  On January - 26 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville   

0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on January - 26.   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.   

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.   

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.