This Day In European History

26th February

Events
1266: The Battle of Benvenuto; King Manfred of Sicily is defeated and killed by Charles of Anjou.
1531: An earthquake in Lisbon kills over 20,000 people.
1658: The Treaty of Roskild ends the first Swedish-Danish war.
1797: England issues the first £1 note.
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
1839: The first Grand National horse race is held at Aintree; 'Lottery' wins.

Births
1802: Victor Hugo, French author.
1841: Evelyn Baring, British ambassador.
1857: Émile Coué, French pharmacist.

Deaths
1770: Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer.
1821: Joseph de Maistre, French author and diplomat.
1834: Alois Senefelder, German inventor of lithography.

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