Historical Events In September - 26
Sunday, 01 October 2023
0715 On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
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 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on this day in history.
1404 On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
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 Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.
1626 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
1629 On this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 On September - 26 peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1657 On September - 26 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 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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1758 On September - 26 cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen on this day in history.
1767 On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on September - 26.
1772 On this day in history 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 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 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.