Historical Events In August - 26
Monday, 25 January 2021
0055 On August - 26 -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain
0580 On this day in history chinese invents toilet paper
1071 The Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor on August - 26.
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 On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle
1303 Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on August - 26.
1346 On August - 26 battle of Crecy, between English and French forces
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
1346 On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle
1349 Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.
1368 Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 August - 26.
1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma on August - 26.
1549 Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels on this day in history.
1596 Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on this day in history.
1616 On August - 26 johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66
1627 Thomas Bullis, composer on this day in history.
1629 On August - 26 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 On August - 26 west India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola
1648 People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin on this day in history.
1652 On August - 26 sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter
1661 On August - 26 louis Couperin, composer, dies
1676 Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] on August - 26.
1683 On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76
1687 On this day in history willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)
1712 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on August - 26.
1723 Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on this day in history.