Day In History
This Day in History
Today: September 26, 2026
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Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.
715
Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
1087
William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
1212
The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
1345
Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
1371
Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.
1423
Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.[1]
1493
Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
1580
Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England.
1687
Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
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