What Happened in 1826 — Events, Births & Deaths

Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in the establishment of colonies in South Australia and New Zealand.

The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.

The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop.

In the Auspicious Incident, the Janissary mutiny against Sultan Mahmud II is defeated and the Janissary corps is disbanded as a result.

Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.

Major Gordon Laing becomes the first European to enter Timbuktu.

Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.

American settlers in Nacogdoches, Mexican Texas, declare their independence, starting the Fredonian Rebellion.

The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.