Historical Events In September - 26

0715  Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.   

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies.   

1212  Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for PÅ™emyslid dynasty.   

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey.   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies.   

1396  Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders.   

1404  Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established   

1580  Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe.   

1580  Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England.   

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies   

1626  Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71   

1629  Sweden and Poland signs Peace of Altmark.   

1655  Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware   

1657  Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48   

1680  Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal   

1687  Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians.   

1687  Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians   

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist.   

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator.   

1733  France, Spain and Sardinia sign anti-German covenant   

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.   

1759  Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen   

1767  Wenzel Muller, composer.   

1771  Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris   

1772  New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine   

1774  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman.   

1777  British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution.   

1777  British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution   

1783  Fayette County, Pennsylvania created   

1786  England and France sign trade agreement.   

1788  Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63.   

1789  Jefferson appointed inaugural Sec of State; John Jay inaugural chief justice; Samuel Osgood inaugural Postmaster and Edmund J Randolph inaugural Attorney Genl   

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1181  Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) was born on September - 26.   

1329  On September - 26 birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)   

1406  On September - 26 birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

1688  On September - 26 birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist   

1711  On September - 26 birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)   

1729  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1750  Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on September - 26.   

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.   

1023  On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1342  On this day in history john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.   

1417  Death of Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360) on September - 26.   

1468  On this day in history death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)   

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.   

1620  On this day in history death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)