Historical Events In September - 26

0715  On this day in history 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 PÅ™emyslid dynasty.   

1342  On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

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

1404  On this day in history brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established   

1580  On this day in history sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe   

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

1614  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark   

1655  Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on this day in history.   

1657  On September - 26 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 September - 26 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1774  John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history 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 September - 26.   

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  On September - 26 birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)   

1406  On this day in history birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)   

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

1711  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)   

1729  On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1750  On this day in history birth of cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)   

1758  On this day in history birth of cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.   

1023  Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies 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 September - 26.   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.   

1417  On September - 26 death of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)   

1468  Death of Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388) on September - 26.   

1614  On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies   

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