Page 2: Historical Events In October - 26

1740  On October - 26 ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1749  Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

1749  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history johann Theodor Romhild, composer, dies at 72   

1758  On October - 26 louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

1759  On this day in history georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

1774  On this day in history the First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

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

1776  Benjamin Franklin departed from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution on October - 26.   

1787  "Federalist Papers" published, calls for ratification of Constitution on October - 26.   

1789  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  On this day in history charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

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

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 on October - 26.   

1810  On this day in history uS annexes western Florida   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer on October - 26.   

1814  British governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal on this day in history.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer on this day in history.   

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

1823  On this day in history karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1823  On October - 26 josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67   

1824  On October - 26 arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1825  Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opened on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history belgian rebels occupy Antwerp   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer on this day in history.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 on this day in history.   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) on October - 26.   

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

1848  Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on October - 26.   

1854  On October - 26 august T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam)   

1855  Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals) on this day in history.   

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

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

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

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

1645  On October - 26 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  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

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

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

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

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

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

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)