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  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on this day in history.  

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.  

0961  German King Otto II crowned on May - 26.  

1055  Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.  

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

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.  

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) on May - 26.  

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

1521  On May - 26 edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther & his followers  

1521  Martin Luther is banned by the Edict of Worms for his writings and religious beliefs on May - 26.  

1538  Genève throws out Calvijn on May - 26.  

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  On this day in history dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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

1596  England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain on this day in history.  

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

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

1637  On this day in history 1st battle of Pequot at New Haven Ct kills 500 indians  

1647  Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony on May - 26.  

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

1685  On this day in history karel, monarch of Palts, dies  

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric on May - 26.  

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist on May - 26.  

1703  On this day in history samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70  

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

1736  On May - 26 battle of Ackia (La), British & Chickasaw Indians defeat French  

1753  Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies on May - 26.  

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

1770  The Orlov Revolt, a first attempt to revolt against the Turks before the Greek War of Independence ends in disaster for the Greeks on May - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 May - 26.  

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.  

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

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

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)  

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.  

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

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

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

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