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 on May - 26.  

0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  

0961  On May - 26 german King Otto II crowned  

1055  On May - 26 margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1328  On May - 26 william of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII  

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  

1478  On this day in history clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)  

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies  

1521  Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther & his followers on this day in history.  

1521  On this day in history martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms for his writings and religious beliefs  

1538  On this day in history genève throws out Calvijn  

1538  Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years on May - 26.  

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

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer on this day in history.  

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1596  England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain on May - 26.  

1609  On this day in history cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried  

1637  The first battle of Pequot at New Haven CT kills 500 Indians on this day in history.  

1637  1st battle of Pequot at New Haven Ct kills 500 indians on May - 26.  

1647  On this day in history massachusetts disallows priest access to colony  

1667  On this day in history abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)  

1685  Karel, monarch of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric on this day in history.  

1700  On May - 26 nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist  

1703  Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1736  Battle of Ackia (Louisiana), British & Chickasaw Indians defeat the French on May - 26.  

1736  Battle of Ackia (La), British & Chickasaw Indians defeat French on May - 26.  

1753  On this day in history willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies  

1759  On May - 26 mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley  

1770  On this day in history the Orlov Revolt, a first 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 on this day in history.  

1773  On May - 26 hans Georg Nageli, composer  

1781  Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia on May - 26.  

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

1478  On May - 26 birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)  

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)  

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)  

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.  

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  On this day in history beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.  

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies  

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

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.