Historical Events In August - 26

0055  -BC- Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain on August - 26.   

0580  On August - 26 chinese invents toilet paper   

1071  On August - 26 the Battle of Manzikert (Malaz Kard) virtually ends Byzantine power in Asia Minor   

1071  Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks on this day in history.   

1278  Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II on August - 26.   

1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1303  On this day in history ala ud din Khilji captures Chittorgarh.   

1346  On this day in history battle of Crecy, between English and French forces   

1346  English longbows defeat French in Battle of Cr‚cy on this day in history.   

1346  Battle at Crécy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle on August - 26.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1466  A conspiracy against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, led by Luca Pitti, is discovered on August - 26.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1498  Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1541  Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary on August - 26.   

1545  On August - 26 pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma   

1549  On this day in history battle at Dussingdale: John Dudley beats rebels   

1596  On August - 26 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1616  On this day in history johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer on this day in history.   

1629  On this day in history cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate   

1634  On this day in history battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants   

1641  West India Company conquerors Sao Paulo de Loanda, Angola on this day in history.   

1648  On August - 26 people's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin   

1652  On this day in history sea battle at Plymouth: Ayscue vs De Ruyter   

1661  Louis Couperin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1683  On August - 26 christoph Schultze, composer, dies at 76   

1687  On this day in history willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1712  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on August - 26.   

1723  On this day in history thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90   

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1469  Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on August - 26.   

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on August - 26.   

1676  On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.   

1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.