This Day In European History

26th October

Events
1863: The Formation of English Football Association.

Births
1685: Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer.
1757: Karl, Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, Prussian minister.
1759: Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader.
1800: Helmuth von Moltke, Prussian chief of staff.
1803: Joseph Hansom, cab inventor.

Deaths
899: King Alfred the Great of Wessex.
1440: Gilles de Rais, French soldier and psychopath.
1764: John Kay, English inventor.
1764: William Hogarth, English satirist.

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