Historical Events In August - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0055 On August - 26 -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain
0580 On August - 26 chinese invents toilet paper
1071 On August - 26 the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor
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 On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle
1303 Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.
1346 On August - 26 battle of Crecy, between English and French forces
1346 English longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy on August - 26.
1346 On August - 26 battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle
1346 Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.
1349 On this day in history thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury
1368 Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.
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 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 August - 26 turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary
1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma on August - 26.
1549 Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels on August - 26.
1596 Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on August - 26.
1616 Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.
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 this day in history.
1641 West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola on this day in history.
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 Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.
1676 On this day in history robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
1683 Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on August - 26.
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.