Historical Events In September - 26
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
0715 Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on September - 26.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on September - 26.
1212 On September - 26 golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
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 On September - 26 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 September - 26.
1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on September - 26.
1580 On this day in history francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 On this day in history 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 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on September - 26.
1657 Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on this day in history.
1680 On this day in history tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal
1687 On September - 26 parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1687 On September - 26 acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1688 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist on September - 26.
1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator on this day in history.
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 On September - 26 hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1767 On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on September - 26.
1772 On September - 26 new Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine
1774 On September - 26 john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1777 On September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
1777 On this day in history british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on September - 26.
1786 On this day in history england & France sign trade agreement
1788 On September - 26 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