Historical Events In September - 26

0715  On this day in history ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.  

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on September - 26.  

1212  On this day in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for PÅ™emyslid dynasty.  

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

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

1371  Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on this day in history.  

1371  On September - 26 vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies  

1396  On September - 26 sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders  

1404  On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established  

1580  Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.  

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1580  Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.  

1614  On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies  

1626  On September - 26 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71  

1629  Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on September - 26.  

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

1657  On September - 26 hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48  

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

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 this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist  

1729  On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

1733  On this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant  

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires on this day in history.  

1759  Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen on this day in history.  

1767  Wenzel Muller, composer on September - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1774  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on this day in history.  

1777  British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on September - 26.  

1777  British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution on this day in history.  

1783  Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on this day in history.  

1786  England & France sign trade agreement on September - 26.  

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.  

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1181  On this day in history birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)  

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on September - 26.  

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.  

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on September - 26.  

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

1729  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on September - 26.  

1750  On this day in history birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)  

1758  Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on this day in history.  

1023  On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.  

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582) on this day in history.