Discover what happened on 26 May 1864 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Francis Vielé-Griffin (French symbolist poet (1864-1937))
- Pyotr Nikolaevich Rybkin
- John Kempthorne (British bishop)
- Peter Amigo (Catholic archbishop (1864–1949))
- Walter Jenks (British anglican (1864-1935))
- Gregory Popdimitrov
- Jan Laub (Czech member of Czech council, pharmacist, regional politician and mayor)
- Chinubhai Madhavlal (Indian textile mill owner)
- Otto Beyer
- Anton Rüller
- Herbert W. Trafton (American politician)
- August Lindmark
- Ernst Zschokke ((1864-1937))
- Anna von Dürckheim
- Emil Postelberg
- John Logan Campbell (infant son of Sir John Logan Campbell (born 1864))
- Winifred Campbell ((born 1864))
- Arthur Athelwold Iremonger-Lloyd ((born 1864))
- Lochinvar Alexander Charles Gordon ((1864-1927))
- Robert Graham Spiers Home ((1864-1882))
- Adolf Seyb
- Josef Železný
- Alexander Rumpelt
- Hugo Baermann (Holocaust victim (born 1864))
Deaths
- Charles Sealsfield (American author and journalist (1793-1864))
- Carl Augustin Grenser (German musician, musicologist and music historian)
- Josef Netzer (Austrian composer (1808-1864))
- Nils Gyldenstolpe (Swedish military personnel)
- Georgiana Elizabeth Knight ((1832-1864))
- Samuel Yates Benyon (Peerage person ID=298127)
- Robert Hazlehurst ((1795-1864))
- Philipp Schütz (German canon and member of parliament (1796-1864))
- Václav Beránek
- Charles Sealsfield (American author and journalist (1793-1864))
- Carl Augustin Grenser (German musician, musicologist and music historian)
- Josef Netzer (Austrian composer (1808-1864))
- Nils Gyldenstolpe (Swedish military personnel)
- Georgiana Elizabeth Knight ((1832-1864))
- Samuel Yates Benyon (Peerage person ID=298127)
- Robert Hazlehurst ((1795-1864))
- Philipp Schütz (German canon and member of parliament (1796-1864))
- Václav Beránek
- Charles Sealsfield (American author and journalist (1793-1864))
- Carl Augustin Grenser (German musician, musicologist and music historian)
- Josef Netzer (Austrian composer (1808-1864))
- Nils Gyldenstolpe (Swedish military personnel)
- Robert Hazlehurst ((1795-1864))
- Philipp Schütz (German canon and member of parliament (1796-1864))
- Václav Beránek
- Georgiana Elizabeth Knight ((1832-1864))
- Samuel Yates Benyon (Peerage person ID=298127)