Births on August 6

Thomas Alexander Browne

Born on August 6, 1826

Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (d. 1915)

Thomas Alexander Browne (born Brown, 6 August 1826 – 11 March 1915) was an Australian author who published many of his works under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He is best known for his 1882 bushranging novel Robbery Under Arms.

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Events on 1826

1 Apr

Internal combustion engine
Samuel Morey received a patent for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine".
21 Jun

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

William Morgan (anti-Mason)
Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
16 Dec

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

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

Births on August 6

Thomas Alexander Browne

Born on August 6, 1826

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Events on 1826

Internal combustion engine

Battle of Vergas

William Morgan (anti-Mason)

Fredonian Rebellion

Fredonian Rebellion