Page 2: Historical Events In May - 26

1781  On this day in history bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer on May - 26.   

1788  On May - 26 mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain   

1790  Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history british kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara   

1799  On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

1805  On this day in history lewis & Clark first see Rocky Mountains   

1805  Napolean Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy on May - 26.   

1805  Napoleon Bonaparte crowned King of Italy on May - 26.   

1805  Napoleon is crowned king of Italy on May - 26.   

1805  The emperor Napoleon crowns himself with the old iron crown of the Lombard kings May 26 in the cathedral at Milan, he appoints his stepson Eugène Beauharnais viceroy June 7, but a Third Coalition mobilizes against him; Austria, Russia, and Sweden make alliances with Britain, while Napoleon gains support from Spain, Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, and Nassau on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history lewis & Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains   

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 on May - 26.   

1807  French forces take Danzig and defeat the Russians June 14 in the Battle of Friedland on May - 26.   

1818  On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies   

1822  E de Goncourt, writer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history brazil is recognized by US   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer on this day in history.   

1828  Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg on this day in history.   

1831  Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies on May - 26.   

1832  On this day in history francois-Louis Perne, composer, dies at 59   

1834  On May - 26 portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates   

1835  On May - 26 edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1846  On this day in history arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  On May - 26 christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

1853  On May - 26 monroe A Althouse, composer   

1856  On May - 26 george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  On May - 26 alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1860  On this day in history garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy   

1861  On May - 26 postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South   

1861  On this day in history union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL   

1861  Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 26 skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek VA   

1864  On May - 26 territory of Montana is formed   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.   

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.   

0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.