Historical Events For September - 26

0715  On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.  

1212  Today in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.  

1371  Today in history battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey  

1396  Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders today in history.  

1404  Brussels Brabant/ imburgse audit-office established on September - 26.  

1580  Today in history sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe  

1580  Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.  

1629  On September - 26 sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark  

1655  Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware today in history.  

1680  Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on September - 26.  

1687  Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians today in history.  

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)  

1329  On September - 26 birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)  

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born today in history.  

1688  On September - 26 birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist  

1711  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)  

1729  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

1750  On September - 26 birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)  

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.  

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.  

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.  

1417  On September - 26 death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)  

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.  

1620  On September - 26 death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)