On August 26, history records 34 notable events, 181 famous births and 93 deaths, spanning the years 683 to 1768.
Events on this day include: Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. (683); The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. (1071).
Notable people born on August 26 include Ferdinand II of Naples (1469), Bernardino Poccetti (1548), Humilis of Bisignano (1582).
Notable figures who died on this day include Arechis II of Benevento (787), Emperor Kōkō (887), Michael IV of Constantinople (1214).
Events on 26 August 34
See all →Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.
Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.
Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.
The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
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Birthdays on 26 August 181
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Deaths on 26 August 93
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