Historical Events in 1826
- Jan 1 Baron Van der Capellen resigns as governor of Dutch-Indies
- Jan 30 The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales is opened.
- Feb 11 University College London founded; known until 1836 as London University
- Feb 13 American Temperance Society forms in Boston
- Feb 24 The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War
- Feb 28 Biela's Comet rediscovered by Austrian astronomer Wilhelm von Biela (originally discovered 1772)
- Mar 4 1st US railroad chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Mar 14 General Congress of South American States assembles at Panama
- Mar 21 Beethoven's "String Quartet No. 13" in B flat major (Op 130) premieres in Vienna
- Apr 1 Samuel Morey is issued the first U.S. patent for an internal-combustion engine, which he calls a “Gas or Vapour Engine"
More Historical Events
Francisco Solano López
George McClellan
Stephen Foster
John Adams
Stamford Raffles
Thomas JeffersonFamous People in 1826
Franz Schubert
Composer- Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van BeethovenWorld Leaders in 1826
- John Quincy Adams
6th US President - Robert Jenkinson
British Prime Minister
John Quincy Adams
Robert JenkinsonFamous Weddings in 1826
- Feb 5 Future US President Millard Fillmore (26) weds Abigail Powers (27)
- Oct 17 Historian Thomas Carlyle (30) weds Jane Welsh (25)
