Historical Events In July - 26

0657  On July - 26 battle of Siffin.  

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

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

0811  On July - 26 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 July - 26.  

1267  Inquistion forms in Rome under pope Clement IV on July - 26.  

1309  Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V on July - 26.  

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on July - 26.  

1467  On July - 26 ferdinand II, King of Naples  

1469  Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor on this day in history.  

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  Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island on July - 26.  

1519  On this day in history pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast  

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

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

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

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

1576  Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst on July - 26.  

1579  On July - 26 francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean  

1588  On this day in history john Hawkins becomes a knight  

1630  On this day in history 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 July - 26.  

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

1678  England & Netherlands signs treaty: sending ultimatum to France on this day in history.  

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  Johann Samuel Endler, composer on this day in history.  

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

1719  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1728  On July - 26 john Friend, physician/politician, dies  

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

1757  On July - 26 battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland  

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.  

1467  On July - 26 birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples  

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

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  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on July - 26.  

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

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

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

1380  On July - 26 death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)  

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

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

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

1592  On this day in history death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)