Historical Events In September - 26
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0715 Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne on this day in history.
1023 Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies on September - 26.
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 this day in history.
1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27 on this day in history.
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on September - 26.
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on this day in history.
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 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 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware on this day in history.
1657 Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on September - 26.
1680 On September - 26 tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal
1687 On this day in history parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1687 On this day in history acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1688 On September - 26 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
1729 On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1733 On this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
1758 On September - 26 cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen on September - 26.
1767 Wenzel Muller, composer on this day in history.
1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1772 On this day in history new Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine
1774 On this day in history john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1777 On this day in history british troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution on this day in history.
1783 Fayette County, Pennsylvania created on September - 26.
1786 England & France sign trade agreement on September - 26.
1788 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on September - 26.
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