What happened in 1826?

Russo-Persian War of 1826–28

Wars & Conflicts

Last major armed conflict between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran

Battle of Arachova

Wars & Conflicts · Arachova

Battle in 1826 between Ottoman Empire and Greek rebels

Battle of Ganja

Wars & Conflicts · Ganja

1826 battle

Siege of the Acropolis

Wars & Conflicts · Acropolis of Athens

Battle of the Greek Revolution of 1821 between Greeks and Ottomans

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento

Wars & Conflicts · Colonia del Sacramento

1826 battle

Battle of Punta Colares

Wars & Conflicts

First major naval engagement of the Cisplatine War

Battle of Bellavista

Wars & Conflicts

Battle of Delanggu

Wars & Conflicts · Klaten

1826 battle

Battle of Lengkong

Wars & Conflicts

1826 battle

Battle of Gawok

Wars & Conflicts

1826 battle

Battle of Dodowa

Wars & Conflicts

1826 battle

Siege of Varnakova

Wars & Conflicts · Monastery of Panagia Varnakovas

1826 siege

Battle at Kastraki

Wars & Conflicts · Kalavryta Province

Battle near Kalavryta in 1826

Storming of Pleret

Wars & Conflicts · Plered

1826 battle during the Java War

Battle of Pudeto

Wars & Conflicts

First Central American Civil War

Wars & Conflicts · Guatemala

Central American military conflict from 1826 to 1829

Battle of Los Pozos

Wars & Conflicts · Río de la Plata

Battle of Shamkir

Wars & Conflicts · Şəmkir

Battle of 1826 between Russia and Persia

Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani

Wars & Conflicts · Mani Peninsula

1826 campaign during the Greek War of Independence

Akkerman Convention

Politics & Government

Treaty signed on October 7, 1826, between the Russian and the Ottoman Empires

Treaty of Yandabo

Politics & Government

Treaty of Peace between the East India Company and His Majesty the King of Ava

Treaty of Washington

Politics & Government · Washington, D.C.

1826 treaty between the United States and the Muscogee

1826 Chile–United Provinces of the Río de la Plata treaty

Politics & Government · Santiago

Thomas Jefferson died

People · Monticello

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)

Giuseppe Piazzi died

People · Naples

Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)

Joseph von Fraunhofer died

People · Munich

Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer

Johann Baptist von Spix died

People · Munich

German naturalist (1781-1826)

Ferdinand Bauer died

People · Hietzing

Died in Hietzing. Austrian botanist illustrator (1760–1826).

Alexander Gordon Laing died

People · Araouane

Scottish explorer

Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein died

People · Merefa

Botanist

René Laennec died

People · Kerlouarnec Manor

French physician, inventor of stethoscope (1781-1826)

Johann Elert Bode died

People · Berlin

Prusian astronomer (1747–1826)

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin died

People · rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas

French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826)

Joseph Proust died

People · Angers

French chemist

Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour died

People · Paris

French scientist (1773-1826)

John Farey died

People · London

English geologist and writer

Christian Kramp died

People · Strasbourg

French mathematician

Nicolas Fuss died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian-Swiss mathematician (1755–1826)

Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach died

People · Munich

German scientific instrument maker

Giovanni Battista Brocchi died

People · Khartoum

Italian naturalist, mineralogist and geologist (1772-1826)

Vasily Severgin died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian mineralogist (1765-1826)

Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch inventor

Matthew Murray died

People · Newcastle upon Tyne

British steam engine and machine tool engineer and manufacturer (1765-1826)

Anton von Zach died

People · Graz

Austrian general

Franz Dinnendahl died

People · Rellinghausen

German engineer (1775-1826)

Gratien Le Père died

People · Poitiers

Civil engineer

Giovanni Paradisi died

People · Reggio Emilia

Italian mathematician, politician and poet

Abraham Robertson died

People · Radcliffe Observatory

British mathematician

Henri Descremps died

People · Paris

French magician

Joseph Martin died

People · Montpellier

French gardener-botanist and plant collector (1788-1826)

Georg Müller died

People · Borneo

German military officer and explorer (1790–1826)

Pierre Blancard died

People · Aubagne

French botanist (1741-1826)

James Meehan died

People · Macquarie Fields

Irish-Australian explorer and surveyor

François-Joseph Talma died

People · Rue de la Tour-des-Dames

French stage actor (1763-1826)

Claire Lacombe died

People · former 12th arrondissement of Paris

French actor, revolutionary, women's rights activist

Frederic Ernest Fesca died

People · Karlsruhe

German musician and composer

Michael Kelly died

People · London

Irish singer and composer (1762-1826)

Benedikt Schack died

People · Munich

Austrian opera singer and composer

Friedrich Dülon died

People · Würzburg

German flautist (1769-1826)

Jean-Henri Levasseur died

People · Paris

French cellist and composer

Caroline Müller died

People · Hedvig Eleonora parish

Danish and later Swedish singer, dancer and actor (1755-1826)

Isabella Mattocks died

People · Kensington

English actress and singer (1746-1826)

Hanne Tott died

People · Frederiksberg

Danish circus performer

Jacob Herzfeld died

People · Hamburg

Theatre director and actor

Joseph Graetz died

People · Munich

German musician

Elizabeth Sandunova died

People · Moscow

Russian actress

Elizabeth Walker Morris died

People · United States

American actress

Carl David Stegmann died

People · Bonn

German opera singer, harpsichordist, conductor and composer

Carlo Collodi born

People · Florence

Born in Florence. Italian writer (1826–1890).

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin born

People · Spas-Ugol

Born in Spas-Ugol. Russian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist.

George Brinton McClellan born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American soldier and politician (1826–1885).

Alexander Afanasyev born

People · Boguchar

Born in Boguchar. Russian folklorist, collector of folk tales (1826-1871).

Stephen Foster born

People · Lawrenceville

Born in Lawrenceville. American songwriter (1826-1864).

Dinah Craik born

People · Stoke-on-Trent

Born in Stoke-on-Trent. British novelist and poet (1826–1887).

William Henry Waddington born

People · Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre

Born in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre. 19th century French statesman, Prime Minister and an Ambassador of France (1826–1894).

Romuald Traugutt born

People · Šastakova

Born in Šastakova. Polish general and war hero (1826-1864).

Mariano Ignacio Prado born

People · Huánuco

Born in Huánuco. President of Peru (1826-1901).

John Buford born

People · Woodford County

Born in Woodford County. Union Army General (1826-1863).

Charles Barbier de Meynard born

People · Istanbul

Born in Istanbul. French historian and orientalist (1826–1908).

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon died

People · Paris

Died in Paris. French early socialist theorist (1760-1825).

Carl XV of Sweden born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. King of Sweden and Norway (1859-1872).

John VI of Portugal died

People · Lisbon

Died in Lisbon. King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825.

Frederica of Baden died

People · Lausanne

Died in Lausanne. Swedish Queen (1781-1826).

Rahime Perestu Sultan born

People · Circassia

Born in Circassia. First legal wife of Abdülmejid I and Valide Sultan of Abdülhamid II.

Gülcemal Kadin born

People · Albania

Born in Albania. Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I, mother of Mehmed V.

Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi born

People · Poti

Born in Poti. Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I.

Royal Observatory of Belgium

Science & Technology

Federal scientific institute

Bikur Holim Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel

Rikshospitalet

Science & Technology

Hospital in Oslo, Norway

Botanical Garden of Brussels

Science & Technology · Brabant Quarter

Park in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium

Mississippi College

Science & Technology

College in Clinton, Mississippi, US

Doho University

Science & Technology

Japanese educational institution

State University of New York at Fredonia

Science & Technology

Four-year liberal arts college

Yale – New Haven Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Warneford Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Oxford, England

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

Science & Technology

Historic Lutheran seminary, merged into United Lutheran Seminary in 2017

Mississippi Christian University

Science & Technology

College in Clinton, Mississippi, US

Victoria Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada

Blue Grotto

Exploration & Discovery

Sea cave on the coast of Capri, Italy

Point Barrow

Exploration & Discovery

Cape in Alaska State, United States of America

Fangataufa

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Island in French Polynesia

Ahunui

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Vanavana

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Belianska Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Slovakia

Stadttempel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Vienna, Austria

Nusretiye Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Tophane

Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

Cathedral of Chihuahua

Religion & Belief Systems

Main ecclesiastical building of the Catholic Church in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico

Yueh Hai Ching Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Chinese temple in Singapore

Church of St. Nicholas

Religion & Belief Systems · Elanskaya

Church in Russia, Russia

İplik Pazarı Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Northern Cyprus

Tezu Jama Mosque, Arunachal Pradesh

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in India

Synagogue in Wodzisław Śląski

Religion & Belief Systems

Old Synagogue in Mysłowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Saint Lawrence church in Jastrzębie

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Jastrzębie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Church of the Ascension of Christ on Vorbas

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Penigeevskaya, Russia

Santa Maria a Mare

Religion & Belief Systems

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Petrozavodsk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Petrozavodsk, Russia

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral and library in Indiana, USA

Santissima Vergine Addolorata

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Rome, Italy

Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frauen

Religion & Belief Systems · Rastenberg

Church building in Germany

St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Chathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Lutheran church in Tirza

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 5102

Reformierte Kirche von Wangen an der Aare

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wangen an der Aare in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Kaple Panny Marie Hlohové (Hořice)

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Tiantan Huan Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Zosimova Pustyn

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery, architectural ensemble, architectural landmark in Zosimova Pustyn, Russia

St Peter's Church, Regent Square

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church in London

Stroganov Family Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Solvychegodsk, Russia

St. Sebastian und Afra

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery chapel in Sonthofen, Germany

Canterbury Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Centre Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Baptist New Meeting House

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

First Trinitarian Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Chapelle des martyrs de Feurs

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Loire, in France

Kaple Žarošských

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Chapelle Saint-Roch de Grenoble

Religion & Belief Systems · Saint Roch Cemetery

Chapel located in Isère, in France

Wayside cross in Končiny

Religion & Belief Systems

1826 Wayside cross in Sudislav nad Orlicí

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic rectory St. Sebastian with garden pavilions

Religion & Belief Systems

House and part of an architectural ensemble in Wettingen in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Hachette

Economy & Trade · Vanves

French publisher

Pilkington

Economy & Trade · St Helens

Company

Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig

Economy & Trade · Hildburghausen

German publishing company

Lord & Taylor

Economy & Trade · New York City

American luxury department store

Chocolat Suchard

Economy & Trade · Neuchâtel

Swiss chocolate factory

Herend Porcelain Manufactory

Economy & Trade · Herend

Hungarian manufacturing company

Val Saint Lambert

Economy & Trade · Seraing

Belgian glassware manufacturer

Correo Oficial de la República Argentina

Economy & Trade · Buenos Aires Central Post Office

State-owned postal service of Argentina

A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Former Danish tobacco company

United Spirits Limited

Economy & Trade · UB City

Indian alcoholic beverages company

Troughton & Simms

Economy & Trade · London

British producer of scientific instruments

Bury, Curtis and Kennedy

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

British locomotive builder

Köln-Düsseldorfer

Economy & Trade · Düsseldorf

Company

Klosterfrau Melissengeist

Economy & Trade · Cologne

Variation of Carmelite Water marketed by Klosterfrau Healthcare Group

Zertus

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

German company

Cincinnati Type Foundry

Economy & Trade · Cincinnati

American typography company

Mather, Dixon and Company

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

UK business

Bank of Australia

Economy & Trade · Sydney

Early colonial bank in New South Wales (1826–1843)

Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society

Economy & Trade · Glasgow

Business

McClure Naismith

Economy & Trade · St. Vincent Street

Scottish commercial soliciting firm

Groningen epidemic

Disasters & Pandemics · Groningen

1826 malaria epidemic

Fredonian Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Nacogdoches

Secessionist insurrection in Tejas

Eggnog Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · West Point

1826 cadet riot at the United States Military Academy

Chernigov Regiment revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Kiev Governorate

1826 rebellion

Types Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Upper Canada

Riot in 19th century Upper Canada

Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko

Architecture & Engineering · Kruununhaka

Church in Helsinki, Finland

Church of the Holy Ascension

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in Alaska, United States

Vorontsov Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Odesa, Ukraine

Saint-Denys-of-the-Sacrament Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, France

Église Saint-Polycarpe

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lyon, France

Laudal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lindesnes Municipality, Southern Norway

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in County Cork, Ireland

Bialystoker Synagogue

Architecture & Engineering · New York City

Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan, New York

Korpilahti Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Jyväskylä, Finland

St. Barbara's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in City of Berdychiv, Ukraine

St. Peter's Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering · Spencertown

Church in Spencertown, New York, United States

Cleveland Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · Bath

Bridge in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK

Église Saint-Patern de Vannes

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Morbihan, in France

San Michele Arcangelo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Volterra, Italy

Hyde Park Reformed Dutch Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church

St Mary's Church, Congleton

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK

St Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill

Architecture & Engineering · Winchmore Hill

Church in Winchmore Hill, London

Carmel Moravian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Westmoreland, Jamaica

Charlottenhof Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

Casa De Juntas De Gernika

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Guernica y Luno, Spain

Vishersky Canal

Architecture & Engineering

Canal in Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Font de Neptú

Architecture & Engineering

Temple of St Luke, Krivé

Architecture & Engineering

Jewish cemetery (Góra Kalwaria)

Architecture & Engineering

A Jewish cemetery in Gora Kalwaria

Decatur Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

cemetery in Decatur, Georgia, United States

First Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Waterville, Maine, United States

Stockholm United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

North Settlement Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

First Freewill Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

York Chapel United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Missouri, United States

Casa de José de Alencar

Architecture & Engineering

Opera Carlo Felice Genova

Sports & Entertainment · Portoria

Opera house in Genoa, Italy

Kamenny Island Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre on Kammeny Island in St. Petersburg, Russia

Carol I National College

Sports & Entertainment

Secondary school in Craiova, Romania

Durrani Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kabul

Durrani Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kabul.

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha founded

Empires & Countries · Gotha

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was founded, with its capital at Gotha.

British Malaya founded

Empires & Countries · Kuala Lumpur

British Malaya was founded, with its capital at Kuala Lumpur.

Ahom Kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Charaideo

Ahom Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Charaideo.

Tuʻi Tonga Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Muʻa

Tuʻi Tonga Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Muʻa.

Republic of Cospaia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Cospaia

Republic of Cospaia ceased to exist, having been centered at Cospaia.