Births on August 26

Manuel Oribe

Born on August 26, 1792

Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay (d. 1857)

Manuel Ceferino Oribe y Viana (August 26, 1792 – November 12, 1857) was the 2nd Constitutional president of Uruguay and founder of Uruguay's National Party, the oldest uruguayan political party and considered one of the two uruguayan "traditional" parties, along with the Colorado Party, which was, until the 20th Century, its only political adversary.

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Events on 1792

20 Feb

United States Postal Service
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
5 Apr

Veto
United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
21 Apr

Hanged, drawn and quartered
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
28 Apr

French Revolutionary Wars
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
15 May

Kingdom of Sardinia
War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.

Births on August 26

Manuel Oribe

Born on August 26, 1792

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Events on 1792

United States Postal Service

Veto

Hanged, drawn and quartered

French Revolutionary Wars

Kingdom of Sardinia