Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on this day in history.  

0796  Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on July - 26.  

0811  Battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine on this day in history.  

0811  Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle on July - 26.  

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

1267  On this day in history inquistion forms in Rome under pope Clement IV  

1309  On this day in history henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.  

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on this day in history.  

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples on this day in history.  

1469  Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor on July - 26.  

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

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

1499  Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island on this day in history.  

1519  Pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast on July - 26.  

1524  On July - 26 james I (12) becomes king of Scotland  

1529  On July - 26 francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru  

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

1541  Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on this day in history.  

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

1579  Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean on this day in history.  

1588  John Hawkins becomes a knight on this day in history.  

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

1656  On this day in history rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

1663  On July - 26 france annexes Venaissin  

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

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

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

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

1694  On July - 26 johann Samuel Endler, composer  

1712  Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 on July - 26.  

1719  On July - 26 johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43  

1728  John Friend, physician/politician, dies on July - 26.  

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

1757  Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland on July - 26.  

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1694  On this day in history birth of johann Samuel Endler, composer  

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on this day in history.  

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.  

1791  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM  

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 26.  

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on this day in history.  

1380  On this day in history death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)  

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

1533  Atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies on July - 26.  

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

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on July - 26.