Historical Events In September - 02
Thursday, 19 February 2026
0031 -BC- Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, is recorded as becoming Emp Augustus 

0421 Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 

0490 -BC- Phidippides runs 1st marathon, seeking aid from Sparta vs Persia 

0911 Viking-monarch Oleg of Kiev-Russia signs treaty with Byzantines. 

1031 Saint Emeric of Hungary. 

1192 Sultan Saladin and king Richard the lion hearted sign cease fire 

1384 Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies. 

1397 Francesco Landini, Italian composer 

1418 Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies. 

1519 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico. 

1537 In this year, King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church". 

1547 Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians 

1566 Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter, dies at 37. 

1606 Carel van Mander, Flemish painter/art historian, dies at 58 

1644 Battle at Lostwithiel: Robert Devereux' infantry surrenders 

1645 lady Alice Lisle, English widow of John Lisle, beheaded. 

1649 The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. 

1661 Georg Bohm, German organist/composer. 

1666 A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London'. 

1666 Great Fire of London destroys St Paul's Church. 

1666 Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed. 

1686 Habsburgse armies occupy Buda on Turks 

1698 Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried. 

1715 Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer, dies at 87 

1716 Johann Trier, composer 

1731 Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia). 

1732 Pope Clement XII renews anti-Jewish laws of Rome. 

1743 England/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms 

1750 Pehr Frigel, composer. 

1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies 

1752 Last Julian calender day in US and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 

1763 Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author 

1778 Leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician 

1779 Onno Zwier van Hairs, Fries poet (Agon), dies at 66 

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