Historical Events In August - 26

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

0580  On this day in history chinese invents toilet paper   

1071  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

1278  Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II on August - 26.   

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

1303  On this day in history ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.   

1346  Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces on August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

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

1349  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.   

1466  On this day in history a conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered.   

1486  On this day in history 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  Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on this day in history.   

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  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 August - 26.   

1648  People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin on August - 26.   

1652  Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on this day in history.   

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  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  Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on August - 26.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On this day in history birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

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

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on this day in history.