1826 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s – 1820s – 1830s 1840s 1850s
Years:	1823 1824 1825 – 1826 – 1827 1828 1829

The year 1826 was a time of many important moments. New inventions changed how people saw the world. Famous leaders also passed away. This year brought new ideas and new people into the world.

Important Events of 1826
People Born in 1826
Notable Deaths in 1826
Books Published in 1826
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Important Events of 1826

The First Photograph: In 1826, the very first photograph was taken! This amazing invention changed how we record history and memories forever. It was a huge step in how we see and share images.
Two Presidents Pass Away: On July 4th, Independence Day, two former presidents of the United States died. John Adams, who was the second president, and Thomas Jefferson, the third president, both passed away on the same day. This was a very unusual and sad event for the young country.

People Born in 1826

Many interesting people were born in 1826. They grew up to do great things in different fields.

January 12 – William Chapman Rawlston, who became a banker and financier.
January 26 – Louis Favre, a Swiss engineer.
February 16 – Joseph Victor von Scheffel, a German poet.
February 16 – Julia Grant, who became the First Lady of the United States.
March 4 – Theodore Judah, a railroad engineer.
March 24 – Matilda Joslyn Gage, an important early feminist.
March 29 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, a German journalist and politician.
April 6 – Gustave Moreau, a French painter.
May 3 – King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway.
May 4 – Frederic Edwin Church, an American painter.
June 24 – George Goyder, a Surveyor-General of South Australia.
July 4 – Stephen Foster, a famous American songwriter and poet.
September 17 – Bernhard Riemann, a German mathematician.
November 13 – Charles Frederick Worth, an English fashion designer (couturier).
November 24 – Carlo Collodi, an Italian writer, famous for Pinocchio.

Notable Deaths in 1826

July 4 – John Adams, the second President of the United States.
July 4 – Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

Books Published in 1826

Many new books were released in 1826. Some of these are still famous today.

Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Color by Abigail Mott
The Broken Heart by Catherine Gore
Cinq-Mars by Alfred de Vigny
Deeds of the Olden Time by Anne Hatton
Gaston de Blondeville by Ann Radcliffe
Granby by T.H. Lister
Die Harzreise (The Heart's Journey) by Heinrich Heine
Henry the Fourth of France by Alicia Lefanu
Honor O'Hara by Anna Maria Porter
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Tales Round a Winter Hearth by Jane Porter & Anna Maria Porter
Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli
Woodstock by Sir Walter Scott