What Happened In February 1826 In History

Historical Events for February, 1826

• 11th » University College London is founded under the name 'University of London'.
• 11th » Swaminarayan writes the 'Shikshapatri', an important text within Swaminarayan Hinduism.
• 24th » The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1826

• 3rd » Walter Bagehot, English journalist and businessman (d. 1877)
• 16th » Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. 1886)

Famous Deaths for February 1826

• 13th » Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Russian general (b. 1745)
• 16th » Lindley Murray, American-English lawyer (b. 1745)

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