Today in History for August 1826
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 3 of 3
19th - Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)
22nd - Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah
24th - Netherland's South Willems Port (Bosch-Luik) opens
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 9 of 9
2nd - William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902
6th - Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (d. 1915)
7th - Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi)
13th - William Thomas Best, composer
21st - Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist (d. 1903)
26th - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
27th - Frank Stillman Nickerson, Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
27th - Hermann Kipper, music teacher/critic/composer
28th - Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
13th - René Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781)
30th - Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67
