Historical Events In August - 26

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

0580  On August - 26 chinese invents toilet paper   

1071  On August - 26 the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor   

1071  On August - 26 battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks.   

1278  Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II on this day in history.   

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

1303  On August - 26 ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.   

1346  Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces on this day in history.   

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

1466  On this day in history a conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered.   

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

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

1518  On August - 26 giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1541  On August - 26 turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary   

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

1549  On this day in history battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels   

1596  On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1616  On this day in history johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer on August - 26.   

1629  On this day in history cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate   

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  On this day in history people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin   

1652  Sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter on August - 26.   

1661  On August - 26 louis Couperin, composer, dies   

1676  On August - 26 robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1683  Christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1712  On August - 26 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  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On August - 26 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  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.   

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  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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

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

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)