Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1749  On October - 26 georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

1749  On October - 26 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

1756  Johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72 on October - 26.   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer on this day in history.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on October - 26.   

1774  On October - 26 the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1774  On October - 26 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia   

1776  On this day in history benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.   

1787  "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) on October - 26.   

1795  On October - 26 pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi   

1795  On October - 26 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1810  US annexes western Florida on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1814  British governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal on October - 26.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on October - 26.   

1822  On October - 26 king Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language   

1823  On October - 26 karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  On this day in history josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  On this day in history arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  On this day in history the Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River in upstate New York, opens.   

1825  On October - 26 erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened   

1830  On this day in history belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1837  On October - 26 james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

1848  On October - 26 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies   

1854  On this day in history august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

1855  On this day in history charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)