Historical Events In September - 26
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
0715 On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On September - 26 godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
1212 On September - 26 golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
1342 On September - 26 john I, ruler of Poland, dies
1345 On September - 26 willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27
1371 Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey on this day in history.
1371 Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies on this day in history.
1396 Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders on September - 26.
1404 On this day in history brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1580 On September - 26 sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England on this day in history.
1614 Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies on September - 26.
1626 On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71
1629 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark on this day in history.
1655 On September - 26 peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1657 On this day in history hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48
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 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.
1688 On September - 26 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist
1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator on September - 26.
1733 On this day in history france, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires on September - 26.
1759 On this day in history hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen
1767 On this day in history 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 September - 26.
1777 British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution on September - 26.
1777 On this day in history british troops occupy Philadelphia during American Revolution
1783 On September - 26 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