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 July - 26.   

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

0920  On July - 26 rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.   

1267  On July - 26 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  On this day in history ferdinand II, King of Naples   

1469  On this day in history wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor   

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

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

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

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

1524  James I (12) becomes king of Scotland on July - 26.   

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

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

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

1576  Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst on July - 26.   

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

1588  On this day in history john Hawkins becomes a knight   

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

1656  Rembrandt declares he is insolvent on July - 26.   

1663  France annexes Venaissin on July - 26.   

1677  Michael Franck, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history england & Netherlands signs treaty: sending ultimatum to France   

1678  On this day in history 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  On this day in history thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80   

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  On this day in history george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)   

1757  On this day in history battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland   

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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 July - 26.   

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

1694  On July - 26 birth of johann Samuel Endler, composer   

1739  On July - 26 birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)   

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

1791  On July - 26 birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM   

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

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

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  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  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

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.