Historical Events In September - 26
Friday, 21 February 2025
0715 On this day in history ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On September - 26 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 September - 26.
1345 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1396 On this day in history sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders
1404 Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established on September - 26.
1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on September - 26.
1614 On September - 26 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 this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 On this day in history 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 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.
1688 On September - 26 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 this day in history.
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires on this day in history.
1759 On September - 26 hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1767 On September - 26 wenzel Muller, composer
1771 On this day in history denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris
1772 On this day in history 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 British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution on this day in history.
1783 On September - 26 fayette County, Pennsylvania created
1786 On this day in history england & France sign trade agreement
1788 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl