Historical Events In September - 26
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0715 On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
1212 Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty on September - 26.
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 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.
1371 On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies
1396 On September - 26 sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders
1404 On this day in history brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on September - 26.
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.
1614 On this day in history felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies
1626 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1629 On this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on September - 26.
1657 On this day in history hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
1680 Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on September - 26.
1687 On this day in history parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1687 On this day in history acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1688 On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
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 September - 26 hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1767 Wenzel Muller, composer on September - 26.
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
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 September - 26.
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 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
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