Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on July - 26.  

0796  On July - 26 offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)  

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 July - 26 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 July - 26.  

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

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

1497  On this day in history "Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbecks army lands in Cork  

1499  On July - 26 alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island  

1519  Pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1576  On July - 26 muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst  

1579  On this day in history francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean  

1588  John Hawkins becomes a knight on July - 26.  

1630  On July - 26 charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies  

1656  Rembrandt declares he is insolvent on this day in history.  

1663  France annexes Venaissin on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer on this day in history.  

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

1719  On this day in history johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43  

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 July - 26.  

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1030  On this day in history birth of stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079)  

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

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

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

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

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

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 July - 26.  

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

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

1342  On this day in history charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies  

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  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

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

1592  On July - 26 death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)