Historical Events In September - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0715 Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on September - 26.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.
1212 Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty on September - 26.
1342 John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.
1345 On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.
1396 On September - 26 sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders
1404 On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 On this day in history sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
1580 On this day in history francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.
1626 On September - 26 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
1629 On September - 26 sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on September - 26.
1657 On this day in history hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
1680 Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on this day in history.
1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on this day in history.
1687 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.
1688 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist on September - 26.
1729 On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1733 On September - 26 france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
1758 On this day in history cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen on September - 26.
1767 Wenzel Muller, composer on this day in history.
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1772 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on this day in history.
1774 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history british troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
1777 On September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 On this day in history fayette County, Pennsylvania created
1786 On this day in history england & France sign trade agreement
1788 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1789 Jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl on this day in history.