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  On this day in history the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor   

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 August - 26.   

1303  Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.   

1346  On this day in history battle of Crecy, between English and French forces   

1346  On this day in history english longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy   

1346  On this day in history 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 August - 26 thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

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 August - 26 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 this day in history.   

1549  On August - 26 battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels   

1596  On August - 26 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

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

1627  On August - 26 thomas Bullis, composer   

1629  Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate on this day in history.   

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 August - 26 people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin   

1652  Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on August - 26.   

1661  On August - 26 louis Couperin, composer, dies   

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

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 August - 26.   

1723  On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90   

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1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

1349  Death of 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.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

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

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)