Historical Events In September - 26
Sunday, 19 October 2025
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 On this day in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
1342 John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.
1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.
1371 On September - 26 battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.
1396 On this day in history sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders
1404 On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 On September - 26 sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.
1614 Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.
1626 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on September - 26.
1629 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on September - 26.
1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on September - 26.
1657 On September - 26 hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
1680 On this day in history tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal
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 On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history 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 On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on September - 26.
1772 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on September - 26.
1774 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on September - 26.
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 September - 26 fayette County, Pennsylvania created
1786 On September - 26 england & France sign trade agreement
1788 On this day in history francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63
1789 On this day in history jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl