On September 26, history records 47 notable events, 260 famous births and 98 deaths, spanning the years 715 to 1777.
Events on this day include: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. (715); William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. (1087).
Notable people born on September 26 include Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (932), Anne of Bavaria (1329), Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros (1406).
Notable figures who died on this day include Berowulf (800), Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi (862), Fujiwara no Teika (1241).
Events on 26 September 47
See all →Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
Serbian-Turkish wars: The forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lala Şahin Pasha and the Serbian army under the command of Vukašin Mrnjavčević and Jovan Uglješa clash at the Battle of Maritsa.
Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Catholic Monarchs, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who are besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
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Birthdays on 26 September 260
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Deaths on 26 September 98
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