Historical Events In September - 26
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0715 On this day in history ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.
1212 On September - 26 golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid 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 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 On September - 26 francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.
1626 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on September - 26.
1629 On this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 On this day in history peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1657 On this day in history hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
1680 On this day in history tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal
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 September - 26.
1688 On September - 26 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
1729 On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1733 France, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant on September - 26.
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires on September - 26.
1759 On September - 26 hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1767 On September - 26 wenzel Muller, composer
1771 On September - 26 denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris
1772 On this day in history new Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine
1774 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on this day in history.
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on September - 26.
1786 On September - 26 england & France sign trade agreement
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 September - 26.