Historical Events In May - 26

0451  The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place. The Armenians are defeated militarily but are guaranteed freedom to openly practice Christianity   

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605).   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62.   

0961  German King Otto II crowned   

1055  Margrave Adalbert of Austria.   

1328  William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII.   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies.   

1521  Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers.   

1521  Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms for his writings and religious beliefs.   

1538  Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603).   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer.   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79.   

1596  England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain.   

1609  Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried.   

1637  The inaugural battle of Pequot at New Haven CT results in the deaths of 500 Indians   

1637  1st battle of Pequot at New Haven Ct results in the deaths of 500 indians.   

1647  Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem).   

1685  Karel, monarch of Palts, dies   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric   

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist   

1703  Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70.   

1736  Battle of Ackia (Louisiana), British and Chickasaw Indians defeat the French   

1736  Battle of Ackia (La), British and Chickasaw Indians defeat French.   

1753  Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley   

1770  The Orlov Revolt, a inaugural attempt to revolt against the Turks before the Greek War of Independence ends in disaster for the Greeks.   

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author.   

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer.   

1781  Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia.   

1781  Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia   

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1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.