Historical Events In September - 26
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
0715 On September - 26 ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1023 On this day in history godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies
1212 On this day in history golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
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 On this day in history battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey
1371 On this day in history vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies
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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians on September - 26.
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 September - 26 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 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 September - 26.
1772 New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine on September - 26.
1774 On this day in history john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1777 On September - 26 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 On September - 26 england & France sign trade agreement
1788 On September - 26 francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63
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.