Historical Events In July - 26

0657  Battle of Siffin on July - 26.   

0796  Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on this day in history.   

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  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 July - 26 henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.   

1342  On July - 26 charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies   

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

1469  On July - 26 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 this day in history.   

1499  On July - 26 alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island   

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

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

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

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

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

1576  Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst on July - 26.   

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 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  On July - 26 france annexes Venaissin   

1677  On July - 26 michael Franck, composer, dies at 68   

1678  On July - 26 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  Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1728  John Friend, physician/politician, dies on July - 26.   

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

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

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

1694  On this day in history birth of johann Samuel Endler, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  Atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies on July - 26.   

1541  On July - 26 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)