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Historical Events In August - 26

Wednesday, 07 June 2023

0055  On this day in history -BC- Roman forces under Julius C�sar invade Britain  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0580  Chinese invents toilet paper on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1071  On this day in history the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1071  Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1278  On August - 26 battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1303  Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1346  Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1346  English longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr�cy on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1346  Battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1349  Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1466  A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1498  On August - 26 michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1518  On August - 26 giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1541  On August - 26 turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1545  Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1549  On August - 26 battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  On August - 26 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1616  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1627  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1629  Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1634  On August - 26 battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1641  On this day in history west India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1648  On this day in history people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1652  Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1676  On this day in history robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1683  On August - 26 christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1687  On August - 26 willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1712  On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1723  On August - 26 thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 26

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  On August - 26 birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1676  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1694  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1726  On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 26

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1518  On this day in history death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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