Historical Events In September - 26

0715  Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on September - 26.   

1023  On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1212  Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for PÅ™emyslid dynasty on September - 26.   

1342  John I, ruler of Poland, dies on September - 26.   

1345  Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on September - 26.   

1371  Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.   

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

1396  On September - 26 sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders   

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

1580  Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe on this day in history.   

1580  Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on this day in history.   

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  Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on September - 26.   

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

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  Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.   

1687  Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.   

1688  Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist on this day in history.   

1729  On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator   

1733  France, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant on September - 26.   

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

1759  On September - 26 hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen   

1767  Wenzel Muller, composer on September - 26.   

1771  Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on September - 26.   

1772  New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman   

1777  British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on this day in history.   

1777  On September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution   

1783  Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on September - 26.   

1786  England & France sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

1788  On September - 26 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63   

1789  Jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl on this day in history.   

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1181  On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)   

1329  On this day in history birth of anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353)   

1406  On September - 26 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  Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator was born on September - 26.   

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

1758  On September - 26 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  On this day in history john I, ruler of Poland, dies   

1345  On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27   

1371  Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.   

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

1468  On September - 26 death of juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)   

1614  Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on this day in history.   

1620  On September - 26 death of taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)