Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Sep 26, 46 BC |
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. |
Sep 26, 715 |
Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. |
Sep 26, 1212 |
Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty. |
Sep 26, 1371 |
Battle of Maritsa: Serbia-Turkey |
Sep 26, 1396 |
Sultan Bajezid I beheads 100s of crusaders |
Sep 26, 1404 |
Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established |
Sep 26, 1580 |
Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind |
Sep 26, 1629 |
Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark |
Sep 26, 1655 |
Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware |
Sep 26, 1680 |
Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal |
Sep 26, 1687 |
Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, the Parthenon is subsequently damaged in the war. |
Sep 26, 1687 |
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. |
Sep 26, 1733 |
France, Spain & Sardinia sign anti-German covenant |
Sep 26, 1771 |
Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel" premieres in Paris |
Sep 26, 1772 |
New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine |
Sep 26, 1783 |
Fayette County, Pennsylvania created |
Sep 26, 1786 |
Britain & France sign trade agreement |
Sep 26, 1789 |
4th US Postmaster General: Samuel Osgood of Mass takes office |
Sep 26, 1789 |
Thomas Jefferson appointed 1st US Sec of State; John Jay becomes 1st US Chief Justice; |
Sep 26, 1789 |
Edmund J Randolph becomes 1st US Attorney General |
Sep 26, 1792 |
Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France. |
Sep 26, 1810 |
A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. |
Sep 26, 1815 |
Russia, Prussia & Austria sign Holy Alliance |
Sep 26, 1824 |
Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives |
Sep 26, 1831 |
Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator" premieres in NYC |
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