Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on July - 26.  

0796  On this day in history offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)  

0811  Battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine on July - 26.  

0811  On July - 26 nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle  

0920  Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona on this day in history.  

1267  On July - 26 inquistion forms in Rome under pope Clement IV  

1309  Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V on July - 26.  

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on July - 26.  

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples on July - 26.  

1469  On July - 26 wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor  

1471  On July - 26 paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54  

1497  On July - 26 "Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbecks army lands in Cork  

1499  Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island on July - 26.  

1519  On this day in history pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast  

1524  James I (12) becomes king of Scotland on this day in history.  

1529  Francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru on July - 26.  

1533  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

1541  On July - 26 francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima  

1576  Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst on this day in history.  

1579  Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean on July - 26.  

1588  John Hawkins becomes a knight on July - 26.  

1630  Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies on July - 26.  

1656  On July - 26 rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

1663  France annexes Venaissin on July - 26.  

1677  Michael Franck, composer, dies at 68 on July - 26.  

1678  England & Netherlands signs treaty: sending ultimatum to France on July - 26.  

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) on this day in history.  

1680  John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet/courtier, dies on July - 26.  

1694  On this day in history johann Samuel Endler, composer  

1712  Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1719  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history john Friend, physician/politician, dies  

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) on July - 26.  

1757  Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland on this day in history.  

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.  

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on July - 26.  

1678  On this day in history birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)  

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on July - 26.  

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on July - 26.  

1782  On this day in history birth of john Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)  

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history birth of george Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)  

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on this day in history.  

0811  Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on July - 26.  

1380  Death of Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322) on July - 26.  

1471  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54 on July - 26.  

1533  Atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies on this day in history.  

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on July - 26.  

1592  On this day in history death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)