Historical Events In September - 26
Saturday, 19 July 2025
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 On this day in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
1342 John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.
1345 On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on this day in history.
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 Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established on this day in history.
1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.
1580 On September - 26 francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 On this day in history felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies
1626 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
1629 On September - 26 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 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist on September - 26.
1729 On this day in history 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 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen on September - 26.
1767 Wenzel Muller, composer on September - 26.
1771 On September - 26 denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris
1772 On September - 26 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 September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 On this day in history fayette County, Pennsylvania created
1786 England & France sign trade agreement on this day in history.
1788 On September - 26 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63
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