10_26 Events in History.

363 Historic Events for October 26

1813 Henry Thomas Smart, composer Birth
1818 Stefano Golinelli, composer Birth
1819 Me‹r A Goldschmidt, Danish writer/publisher (Corsaren and Jíde) Birth
1822 King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language Event
1823 Karl Weinhold, German sociologist Birth
1823 Josef Preindl, composer, dies at 67 Death
1824 Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) Birth
1825 Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opened Event
1830 Polibo Fumagalli, composer Birth
1830 Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 Birth

1830 Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp Event
1837 James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 Birth
1843 Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War and Peace) Birth
1845 Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) Birth
1848 Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies Death
1854 August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) Birth
1855 Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals) Birth
1858 Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39 Death
1858 Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing machine Event
1859 Arthur Friedheim, composer Birth
1861 Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) Birth
1861 Pony Express ends Event
1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva Event
1863 Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer Event
1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game Event