Historical Events In September - 26
Saturday, 18 October 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 Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty on this day in history.
1342 John I, ruler of Poland, dies on this day in history.
1345 On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on September - 26.
1371 On September - 26 vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on September - 26.
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 September - 26.
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 On September - 26 sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1655 On this day in history peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1657 On September - 26 hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
1680 Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal on September - 26.
1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.
1687 On September - 26 acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1688 On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
1729 On September - 26 moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1733 On September - 26 france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
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 Wenzel Muller, composer on this day in history.
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 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on September - 26.
1777 On September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
1777 On September - 26 british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 On this day in history fayette County, Pennsylvania created
1786 On September - 26 england & France sign trade agreement
1788 On September - 26 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63
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