Historical Events In September - 26
Wednesday, 17 December 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 September - 26. 

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 On September - 26 battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey 

1371 On September - 26 vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies 

1396 On this day in history 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 September - 26. 

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 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on September - 26. 

1629 On this day in history sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark 

1655 On September - 26 peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 

1657 Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48 on this day in history. 

1680 On September - 26 tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal 

1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on this day in history. 

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 this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant 

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 On September - 26 wenzel Muller, composer 

1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris on this day in history. 

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

1774 John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman on this day in history. 

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

1777 On this day in history 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 Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history. 

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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