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 August - 26.  

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  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  On August - 26 ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.  

1346  Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces on this day in history.  

1346  English longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy on this day in history.  

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

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

1349  Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

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

1466  On August - 26 a conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered.  

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

1498  On August - 26 michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.  

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

1541  On this day in history turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary  

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 August - 26.  

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

1627  On August - 26 thomas Bullis, composer  

1629  Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate on August - 26.  

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  On this day in history people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin  

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

1661  On this day in history louis Couperin, composer, dies  

1676  On August - 26 robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]  

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

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) on this day in history.  

1712  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1627  On this day in history 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 August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)  

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.  

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer  

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.  

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

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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

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

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.  

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)