Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on this day in history.  

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

0811  On July - 26 battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine  

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

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  Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V on this day in history.  

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

1467  On July - 26 ferdinand II, King of Naples  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

1524  On this day in history james I (12) becomes king of Scotland  

1529  Francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru on this day in history.  

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

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  On July - 26 john Hawkins becomes a knight  

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

1656  Rembrandt declares he is insolvent on July - 26.  

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

1680  On July - 26 john Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet/courtier, dies  

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

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

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

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  On July - 26 birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples  

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

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

1739  On this day in history birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)  

1782  On July - 26 birth of john Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)  

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on July - 26.  

1796  On July - 26 birth of george Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)  

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

0811  On this day in history nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle  

1342  On July - 26 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 this day in history paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54  

1533  On July - 26 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.