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 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 July - 26.  

1267  On July - 26 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  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 July - 26.  

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

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

1499  Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island on this day in history.  

1519  Pizarro receives royal charter for S American west coast on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

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

1576  On this day in history muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst  

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

1588  John Hawkins becomes a knight on this day in history.  

1630  Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies on July - 26.  

1656  On July - 26 rembrandt declares he is insolvent  

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  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) on July - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on July - 26.  

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 July - 26.  

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

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

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 this day in history charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies  

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

1471  On July - 26 paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54  

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

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

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on July - 26.