Historical Events In September - 26
Friday, 17 January 2025
0715 Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on September - 26.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.
1212 Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty on September - 26.
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 On September - 26 battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey
1371 On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies
1396 On this day in history sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders
1404 Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established on this day in history.
1580 On this day in history sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
1580 On September - 26 francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1614 On September - 26 felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies
1626 On September - 26 lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
1629 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on this day in history.
1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on September - 26.
1657 Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on September - 26.
1680 Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on this day in history.
1687 On this day in history 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 On this day in history moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1733 On this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
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 this day in history.
1767 On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer
1771 On September - 26 denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris
1772 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on this day in history.
1774 On September - 26 john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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