Historical Events In September - 26

0715  On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.  

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.  

1212  On this day in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for PÅ™emyslid 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 September - 26.  

1371  Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on this day in history.  

1371  On September - 26 vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies  

1396  On this day in history sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders  

1404  On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established  

1580  Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.  

1580  Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.  

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on this day in history.  

1626  Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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  On September - 26 tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal  

1687  On September - 26 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  On this day in history moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

1733  On September - 26 france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant  

1758  On September - 26 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 September - 26 wenzel Muller, composer  

1771  Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on September - 26.  

1772  New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on September - 26.  

1774  On this day in history 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  On September - 26 jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl  

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)  

1329  Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on September - 26.  

1406  Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) was born on September - 26.  

1688  On September - 26 birth of willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist  

1711  On September - 26 birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)  

1729  On September - 26 birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator  

1750  On September - 26 birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)  

1758  On September - 26 birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.  

1023  On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1345  On this day in history willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27  

1371  On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies  

1417  On this day in history death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)  

1468  On September - 26 death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)  

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)