377 Historic Events for July 26
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| 1826 |
Death |
Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer, dies at 82
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| 1826 |
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Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews
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| 1829 |
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August Beernaert, Belgian premier (1884-94) (Nobel-1909)
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| 1832 |
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HMS Beagle anchors in Montevideo
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| 1835 |
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1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
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| 1836 |
Death |
Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer, dies at 45
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| 1842 |
Birth |
Alfred Marshall, London, economist
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| 1847 |
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Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride
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| 1847 |
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Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society
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| 1848 |
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1st Woman's Rights Convention (Senecca Falls NY)
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| 1856 |
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George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925)
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| 1858 |
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Baron Lionel de Rothschild is 1st Jew elected to British Parliament
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| 1858 |
Birth |
Tommy Garrett, cricketer (original Australian Test player)
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| 1860 |
Birth |
Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama)
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| 1863 |
Death |
Samuel Houston, 1st Pres of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70
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| 1863 |
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Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender
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| 1863 |
Birth |
Jazeps Witols, composer
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| 1864 |
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-31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---
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| 1864 |
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-31] Riot at Stoneman's to Macon GA, US1000 CS---
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| 1864 |
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Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie]
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| 1865 |
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Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel
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| 1866 |
Birth |
Francesco Cilea, composer
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| 1866 |
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Canoe Club opens in England
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| 1872 |
Birth |
George Louis Beer, historian (authority on British colonies)
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