Historical Events In August - 26
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
0055 -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1071 Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks on this day in history.
1278 Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II on this day in history.
1278 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.
1303 Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.
1346 Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces on this day in history.
1346 On August - 26 english longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy
1346 Battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle on August - 26.
1346 On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle
1349 On this day in history thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
1368 On August - 26 engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies
1466 On this day in history a conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered.
1486 Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.
1498 On August - 26 michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà .
1518 Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.
1541 Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on this day in history.
1545 On this day in history pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma
1549 Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels on August - 26.
1596 Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on August - 26.
1616 Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1627 Thomas Bullis, composer on August - 26.
1629 Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate on this day in history.
1634 Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants on this day in history.
1641 On August - 26 west India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1648 On August - 26 people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin
1652 Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on this day in history.
1661 Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.
1676 On August - 26 robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
1687 Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) on August - 26.
1712 On August - 26 sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80
1723 On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90