Historical Events In August - 26

0055  On August - 26 -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain  

0580  On August - 26 chinese invents toilet paper  

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

1071  On August - 26 battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks.  

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 this day in history.  

1303  On August - 26 ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.  

1346  On August - 26 battle of Crecy, between English and French forces  

1346  On this day in history 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  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle  

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

1541  On August - 26 turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary  

1545  On this day in history 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 this day in history johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66  

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer on August - 26.  

1629  On August - 26 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  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 August - 26.  

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1683  Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.  

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 August - 26 thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90  

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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  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.  

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.  

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

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  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.  

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

1346  On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle  

1349  Death of 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  

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 this day in history.  

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.  

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