Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on July - 26.  

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

0811  On this day in history battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine  

0811  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor  

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 this day in history.  

1499  On this day in history alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island  

1519  On July - 26 pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast  

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

1529  On this day in history francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru  

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

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 July - 26.  

1588  On July - 26 john Hawkins becomes a knight  

1630  Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies on this day in history.  

1656  On this day in history rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

1663  On July - 26 france annexes Venaissin  

1677  On this day in history michael Franck, composer, dies at 68  

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

1678  On July - 26 joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)  

1680  On this day in history john Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet/courtier, dies  

1694  On July - 26 johann Samuel Endler, composer  

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

1719  On July - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1467  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples  

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 this day in history.  

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  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on July - 26.  

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  On July - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

1541  On this day in history death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima  

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