What happened in 1826?
155 recorded events in 1826, including 57 in people, 20 in economy & trade and 18 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 15
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Russo-Persian War of 1826–28
Last major armed conflict between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran
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Battle of Arachova
Battle in 1826 between Ottoman Empire and Greek rebels
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Battle of Ganja
1826 battle
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Siege of the Acropolis
Battle of the Greek Revolution of 1821 between Greeks and Ottomans
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Battle of Colonia del Sacramento
1826 battle
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Battle of Punta Colares
First major naval engagement of the Cisplatine War
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Battle of Bellavista
Battle of Bellavista (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Delanggu
1826 battle
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Battle of Lengkong
1826 battle
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Battle of Gawok
1826 battle
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Battle of Dodowa
1826 battle
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Siege of Varnakova
1826 siege
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Battle at Kastraki
Battle near Kalavryta in 1826
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Storming of Pleret
1826 battle during the Java War
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Battle of Pudeto
Battle of Pudeto (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 4
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Akkerman Convention
Treaty signed on October 7, 1826, between the Russian and the Ottoman Empires
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Treaty of Yandabo
Treaty of Peace between the East India Company and His Majesty the King of Ava
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Treaty of Washington
1826 treaty between the United States and the Muscogee
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1826 Chile–United Provinces of the Río de la Plata treaty
1826 Chile–United Provinces of the Río de la Plata treaty (Politics & Government).
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People 57
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Thomas Jefferson died
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
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Giuseppe Piazzi died
Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)
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Joseph von Fraunhofer died
Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer
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Johann Baptist von Spix died
German naturalist (1781-1826)
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Ferdinand Bauer died
Austrian botanist illustrator (1760–1826)
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Alexander Gordon Laing died
Scottish explorer
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Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein died
Botanist
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René Laennec died
French physician, inventor of stethoscope (1781-1826)
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Johann Elert Bode died
Prusian astronomer (1747–1826)
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin died
French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826)
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Joseph Proust died
French chemist
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Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour died
French scientist (1773-1826)
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John Farey died
English geologist and writer
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Christian Kramp died
French mathematician
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Nicolas Fuss died
Russian-Swiss mathematician (1755–1826)
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Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach died
German scientific instrument maker
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Giovanni Battista Brocchi died
Italian naturalist, mineralogist and geologist (1772-1826)
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Vasily Severgin died
Russian mineralogist (1765-1826)
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Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel died
Dutch inventor
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Matthew Murray died
British steam engine and machine tool engineer and manufacturer (1765-1826)
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Anton von Zach died
Austrian general
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Franz Dinnendahl died
German engineer (1775-1826)
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Gratien Le Père died
Civil engineer
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Giovanni Paradisi died
Italian mathematician, politician and poet
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Abraham Robertson died
British mathematician
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Henri Descremps died
French magician
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Joseph Martin died
French gardener-botanist and plant collector (1788-1826)
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Georg Müller died
German military officer and explorer (1790–1826)
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Pierre Blancard died
French botanist (1741-1826)
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James Meehan died
Irish-Australian explorer and surveyor
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François-Joseph Talma died
French stage actor (1763-1826)
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Claire Lacombe died
French actor, revolutionary, women's rights activist
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Frederic Ernest Fesca died
German musician and composer
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Michael Kelly died
Irish singer and composer (1762-1826)
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Benedikt Schack died
Austrian opera singer and composer
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Friedrich Dülon died
German flautist (1769-1826)
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Jean-Henri Levasseur died
French cellist and composer
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Caroline Müller died
Danish and later Swedish singer, dancer and actor (1755-1826)
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Isabella Mattocks died
English actress and singer (1746-1826)
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Hanne Tott died
Danish circus performer
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Jacob Herzfeld died
Theatre director and actor
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Joseph Graetz died
German musician
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Elizabeth Sandunova died
Russian actress
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Elizabeth Walker Morris died
American actress
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Carl David Stegmann died
German opera singer, harpsichordist, conductor and composer
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Carlo Collodi born
Born in Florence. Italian writer (1826–1890).
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Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin born
Born in Spas-Ugol. Russian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist.
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George Brinton McClellan born
Born in Philadelphia. American soldier and politician (1826–1885).
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Alexander Afanasyev born
Born in Boguchar. Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871).
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Stephen Foster born
Born in Lawrenceville. American songwriter (1826-1864).
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Dinah Craik born
Born in Stoke-on-Trent. British novelist and poet (1826–1887).
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William Henry Waddington born
Born in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre. 19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894).
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Romuald Traugutt born
Born in Šastakova. Polish general and war hero (1826-1864).
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Mariano Ignacio Prado born
Born in Huánuco. President of Peru (1826-1901).
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John Buford born
Born in Woodford County. Union Army General (1826-1863).
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Charles Barbier de Meynard born
Born in Istanbul. French historian and orientalist (1826–1908).
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Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon died
Died in Paris. French early socialist theorist (1760-1825).
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Science & Technology 9
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Royal Observatory of Belgium
Federal scientific institute
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Bikur Holim Hospital
Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel
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Rikshospitalet
Hospital in Oslo, Norway
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Botanical Garden of Brussels
Park in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
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Mississippi College
College in Clinton, Mississippi, US
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Doho University
Japanese educational institution
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State University of New York at Fredonia
Four-year liberal arts college
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Yale – New Haven Hospital
Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Warneford Hospital
Hospital in Oxford, England
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Exploration & Discovery 7
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Victoria Island
Island in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada
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Blue Grotto
Sea cave on the coast of Capri, Italy
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Point Barrow
Cape in Alaska State, United States of America
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Fangataufa
Island in French Polynesia
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Ahunui
Island in French Polynesia
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Vanavana
Island in French Polynesia
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Belianska Cave
Cave in Slovakia
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Stadttempel
Synagogue in Vienna, Austria
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Nusretiye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Cathedral of Chihuahua
Main ecclesiastical building of the Catholic Church in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Yueh Hai Ching Temple
Chinese temple in Singapore
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Church of St. Nicholas
Church in Russia, Russia
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İplik Pazarı Mosque
Mosque in Northern Cyprus
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Tezu Jama Mosque, Arunachal Pradesh
Mosque in India
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Synagogue in Wodzisław Śląski
Synagogue in Wodzisław Śląski (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Old Synagogue in Mysłowice
Old Synagogue in Mysłowice (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Lawrence church in Jastrzębie
Church building in Jastrzębie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Church of the Ascension of Christ on Vorbas
Temple in Penigeevskaya, Russia
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Santa Maria a Mare
Santa Maria a Mare (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 20
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Hachette
French publisher
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Pilkington
Company
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Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig
German publishing company
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Lord & Taylor
American luxury department store
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Chocolat Suchard
Swiss chocolate factory
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Herend Porcelain Manufactory
Hungarian manufacturing company
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Val Saint Lambert
Belgian glassware manufacturer
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Correo Oficial de la República Argentina
State-owned postal service of Argentina
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A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner
Former Danish tobacco company
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United Spirits Limited
Indian alcoholic beverages company
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Troughton & Simms
British producer of scientific instruments
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Bury, Curtis and Kennedy
British locomotive builder
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Köln-Düsseldorfer
Company
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Klosterfrau Melissengeist
Variation of Carmelite Water marketed by Klosterfrau Healthcare Group
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Zertus
German company
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Cincinnati Type Foundry
American typography company
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Mather, Dixon and Company
UK business
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Bank of Australia
Early colonial bank in New South Wales (1826–1843)
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Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society
Business
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McClure Naismith
Scottish commercial soliciting firm
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Fredonian Rebellion
Secessionist insurrection in Tejas
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Eggnog Riot
1826 cadet riot at the United States Military Academy
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Chernigov Regiment revolt
1826 rebellion
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Types Riot
Riot in 19th century Upper Canada
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Architecture & Engineering 18
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Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko
Church in Helsinki, Finland
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Church of the Holy Ascension
Historic church in Alaska, United States
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Vorontsov Palace
Palace in Odesa, Ukraine
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Saint-Denys-of-the-Sacrament Church
Church located in Paris, France
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Église Saint-Polycarpe
Church building in Lyon, France
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Laudal Church
Church building in Lindesnes Municipality, Southern Norway
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St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen
Church building in County Cork, Ireland
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Bialystoker Synagogue
Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan, New York
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Korpilahti Church
Church in Jyväskylä, Finland
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St. Barbara's Church
Church in City of Berdychiv, Ukraine
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St. Peter's Presbyterian Church
Church in Spencertown, New York, United States
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Cleveland Bridge
Bridge in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
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Église Saint-Patern de Vannes
Church located in Morbihan, in France
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San Michele Arcangelo
Church building in Volterra, Italy
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Hyde Park Reformed Dutch Church
Church
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St Mary's Church, Congleton
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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St Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill
Church in Winchmore Hill, London
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Carmel Moravian Church
Church in Westmoreland, Jamaica
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Opera Carlo Felice Genova
Opera house in Genoa, Italy
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Kamenny Island Theatre
Theatre on Kammeny Island in St. Petersburg, Russia
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Carol I National College
Secondary school in Craiova, Romania
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Empires & Countries 6
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Durrani Empire dissolved
Durrani Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kabul.
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Saxe-Coburg and Gotha founded
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was founded, with its capital at Gotha.
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British Malaya founded
British Malaya was founded, with its capital at Kuala Lumpur.
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Ahom Kingdom dissolved
Ahom Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Charaideo.
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Tuʻi Tonga Empire dissolved
Tuʻi Tonga Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Muʻa.
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Republic of Cospaia dissolved
Republic of Cospaia ceased to exist, having been centered at Cospaia.
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