Historical Events In August - 26

0055  On this day in history -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain   

0580  Chinese invents toilet paper on this day in history.   

1071  The Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor on August - 26.   

1071  Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks on this day in history.   

1278  On August - 26 battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1303  Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on August - 26.   

1346  On this day in history battle of Crecy, between English and French forces   

1346  On this day in history english longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy   

1346  On August - 26 battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On August - 26 thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1466  A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered on this day in history.   

1486  On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1498  Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1541  Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on August - 26.   

1545  On August - 26 pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma   

1549  On August - 26 battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on this day in history.   

1616  On August - 26 johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66   

1627  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer   

1629  On this day in history cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate   

1634  On this day in history battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants   

1641  On this day in history west India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola   

1648  People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin on August - 26.   

1652  Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on this day in history.   

1661  On August - 26 louis Couperin, composer, dies   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] on August - 26.   

1683  Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1687  On August - 26 willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1712  On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

1723  Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on August - 26.   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.   

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)