Historical Events In September - 26
Thursday, 04 December 2025
0715 On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. 

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 On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies 

1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on this day in history. 

1371 On this day in history battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey 

1371 On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies 

1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on this day in history. 

1404 Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established on this day in history. 

1580 On September - 26 sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe 

1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on this day in history. 

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

1626 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1629 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on this day in history. 

1655 On this day in history peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 

1657 Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on September - 26. 

1680 On September - 26 tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal 

1687 On September - 26 parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians 

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 this day in history moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator 

1733 On September - 26 france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant 

1758 On September - 26 cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires. 

1759 On this day in history hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen 

1767 Wenzel Muller, composer on this day in history. 

1771 On September - 26 denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris 

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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on this day in history. 

1786 On this day in history england & France sign trade agreement 

1788 On September - 26 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 

1789 On September - 26 jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl 

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