Historical Events In September - 26
Saturday, 10 April 2021
0715 On this day in history ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
1212 Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty on this day in history.
1342 On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies
1345 On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on September - 26.
1404 On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.
1580 On September - 26 francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies
1626 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
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 Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on September - 26.
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 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator on September - 26.
1733 France, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history 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 this day in history denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris
1772 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on September - 26.
1774 On September - 26 john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on this day in history.
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution on this day in history.
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 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.