Historical Events In August - 26

0055  -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain on August - 26.   

0580  On August - 26 chinese invents toilet paper   

1071  The Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor on this day in history.   

1071  Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks on this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II   

1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1303  Ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh on this day in history.   

1346  On August - 26 battle of Crecy, between English and French forces   

1346  English longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy on August - 26.   

1346  Battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1466  A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered on August - 26.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1498  Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1541  Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on August - 26.   

1545  On August - 26 pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma   

1549  Battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on August - 26.   

1616  Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on August - 26.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer on this day in history.   

1629  Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate on this day in history.   

1634  On August - 26 battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants   

1641  West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola on August - 26.   

1648  People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin on this day in history.   

1652  On August - 26 sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter   

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on August - 26.   

1676  On this day in history robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1683  On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80   

1723  Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on August - 26.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on August - 26.   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.