Historical Events In September - 26
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
0715 Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on this day in history.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on this day in history.
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on this day in history.
1404 On September - 26 brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 On September - 26 sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on this day in history.
1614 On September - 26 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 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on September - 26.
1655 On September - 26 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 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 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator on September - 26.
1733 On this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires on September - 26.
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 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on this day in history.
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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on September - 26.
1786 On this day in history 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.