Historical Events In August - 26

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

0580  On this day in history chinese invents toilet paper  

1071  On this day in history the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor  

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

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 August - 26.  

1303  Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1368  On this day in history 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 August - 26.  

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45  

1498  On this day in history michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.  

1518  On August - 26 giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara  

1541  Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on this day in history.  

1545  Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma on August - 26.  

1549  On this day in history battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels  

1596  On August - 26 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  

1616  On this day in history johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66  

1627  On August - 26 thomas Bullis, composer  

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

1634  Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants on August - 26.  

1641  West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola on this day in history.  

1648  People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin on this day in history.  

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

1661  On August - 26 louis Couperin, composer, dies  

1676  On this day in history robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]  

1683  On August - 26 christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76  

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

1712  On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80  

1723  On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90  

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)  

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

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

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer  

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]  

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.  

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)  

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)