On this day in History - Aug 26
55 BC- Julius Caesar invades Britain
1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert
1278 - Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohmia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in Moravia.
1278 - Premysl Ottokar II dies
1346 - Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the Frenc combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.
1349 - Thomas Bradwardine dies. Archbishop of Canterbury
1429 - Joan of Arc enters Paris.
1492 - É eleito o Papa Alexandre VI, 215º papa.
1498 - Michelangelo commissioned to carve the Pietà.
1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert
1278 - Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohmia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in Moravia.
1278 - Premysl Ottokar II dies
1346 - Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the Frenc combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.
1349 - Thomas Bradwardine dies. Archbishop of Canterbury
1429 - Joan of Arc enters Paris.
1492 - É eleito o Papa Alexandre VI, 215º papa.
1498 - Michelangelo commissioned to carve the Pietà.
1550 - Fundação do Convento de Santo Domingo (Colômbia)
1551 - Margareta Leijonhufvud dies (b. 1516). Queen of Sweden.
1595 - Morre, em França, D. António, O Prior do Crato (n. 1531). Rei de Portugal (19 Jun 1580 - 25 Ago 1581 data da derrota de Alcântara).
1666 - Frans Hals dies. Dutch painter
1676 - Robert Walpole was born (d. 1745). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1694 - Elisha Williams was born (d. 1755). American rector of Yale College.
1714 - Edward Fowler dies (b. 1632). English Bishop of Gloucester.
1723 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek dies (b. 1632). Dutch scientist
1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert was born. Mathematician.
1743 - Antoine Lavoisier was born (d. 1794). French chemist
1775 - William Joseph Behr was born (d. 1851). German writer.
1778 - The first ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain of Slovenia.
1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by Constituent Assembly at Palace of Versailles
1792 - Manuel Oribe was born (d. 1857). Uruguayan political figure
1839 - The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.
1551 - Margareta Leijonhufvud dies (b. 1516). Queen of Sweden.
1595 - Morre, em França, D. António, O Prior do Crato (n. 1531). Rei de Portugal (19 Jun 1580 - 25 Ago 1581 data da derrota de Alcântara).
1666 - Frans Hals dies. Dutch painter
1676 - Robert Walpole was born (d. 1745). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1694 - Elisha Williams was born (d. 1755). American rector of Yale College.
1714 - Edward Fowler dies (b. 1632). English Bishop of Gloucester.
1723 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek dies (b. 1632). Dutch scientist
1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert was born. Mathematician.
1743 - Antoine Lavoisier was born (d. 1794). French chemist
1775 - William Joseph Behr was born (d. 1851). German writer.
1778 - The first ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain of Slovenia.
1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by Constituent Assembly at Palace of Versailles
1792 - Manuel Oribe was born (d. 1857). Uruguayan political figure
1839 - The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.
1850 - Louis-Philippe of France dies (b. 1773)
1858 - First news dispatch by telegraph.
1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run begins in the American Civil War.
1858 - First news dispatch by telegraph.
1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run begins in the American Civil War.
1870 - Nascimento de Manuel Jesús Ortiz. Educador e escritor chileno.
1873 - Lee DeForest was born (d. 1961). American inventor
1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was born (d. 1940). Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada
1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire was born (d. 1918). French poet and art critic.
1882 - James Franck was born in Hamburg (d. 1964). German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1925.
1883 - Eruption of Mount Krakatoa.
1873 - Lee DeForest was born (d. 1961). American inventor
1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was born (d. 1940). Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada
1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire was born (d. 1918). French poet and art critic.
1882 - James Franck was born in Hamburg (d. 1964). German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1925.
1883 - Eruption of Mount Krakatoa.
1885 - Jules Romain (Louis Farigoule) was born in Saint Julien Chapteuil, Cevenas (d. 14 Aug 1972). French novelist, dramatist and poet
1896 - "Cry of Balntawak" (" Grito de Balintawak"): Rebenta a insurreição armada nas Filipinas contra o domínio espanhol.
1896 - Ivan Mihailov was born (d. 1990). Bulgarian revolutionary
1897 - Yoon Boseon was born (d. 1990). President of South Korea.
1898 - Peggy Guggenheim was born (d. 1979). American art collector
1900 - Hellmuth Walter was born (d. 1980). German engineer and inventor
1901 - Maxwell Taylor was born (d. 1987). American general.
1904 - Christopher Isherwood was born (d. 1986). Anglo-American writer
1896 - Ivan Mihailov was born (d. 1990). Bulgarian revolutionary
1897 - Yoon Boseon was born (d. 1990). President of South Korea.
1898 - Peggy Guggenheim was born (d. 1979). American art collector
1900 - Hellmuth Walter was born (d. 1980). German engineer and inventor
1901 - Maxwell Taylor was born (d. 1987). American general.
1904 - Christopher Isherwood was born (d. 1986). Anglo-American writer
1906 - Albert Sabin was born in Byalistok, Polonia (d. 3 Mar 1993). American microbiologist; developed oral polio vaccine.
1914 - Julio Cortázar was born (d. 1984). Argentine writer “Rayuela" .
1914 - Nasce um dos grandes clubes do futebol brasileiro: a Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
1914 - Germans defeat Russians in Battle of Tannenberg.
1914 - The British Expeditionary Force briefly checks the German advance at Le Cateau.
1914 - The German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days.
1915 - John Bunny dies (b. 1863). American comedian
1920 - 19th amendment to U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote.
1922 - Irving R. Levine was born. American journalist
1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch was born. German conductor and pianist
1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr. dies (b. 1883). American actor.
1931 - Portugal: "Reviralhismo" .Tentativa de golpe de estado contra a ditadura : Um grupo de oficiais procura sublevar o Quartel de Metralhadoras 1 em Lisboa, sem sucesso.
1934 - Tom Heinsohn was born. American basketball player and commentator
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro was born. U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
1936 - Primera transmisión mundial de TV, realizada por la British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
1939 - The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn, New York.
1940 - Chad is the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1941 - Barbet Schroeder was born. Swiss film director
1942 - Dennis Turner was born. British politician
1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester was born
1944 - Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
1945 - Franz Werfel dies (b. 1890). Austrian writer.
1946 - Valerie Simpson was born. American singer
1952 - Michael Jeter was born (d. 2003). American actor
1957 - Dr. Alban was born. Nigerian singer
1957 - The USSR tests an ICBM.
1957 - É proclamada a independencia da Namíbia
1958 - Ralph Vaughan Williams dies (b. 1872). English composer
1960 - Branford Marsalis was born. American saxophonist and bandleader
1968 - Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, Illinois
1968 - The Beatles' Hey Jude is released as a single in the United States under the Apple Records label.
1968 - Kay Francis dies (b. 1899). American actress .
1914 - Nasce um dos grandes clubes do futebol brasileiro: a Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
1914 - Germans defeat Russians in Battle of Tannenberg.
1914 - The British Expeditionary Force briefly checks the German advance at Le Cateau.
1914 - The German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days.
1915 - John Bunny dies (b. 1863). American comedian
1920 - 19th amendment to U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote.
1922 - Irving R. Levine was born. American journalist
1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch was born. German conductor and pianist
1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr. dies (b. 1883). American actor.
1931 - Portugal: "Reviralhismo" .Tentativa de golpe de estado contra a ditadura : Um grupo de oficiais procura sublevar o Quartel de Metralhadoras 1 em Lisboa, sem sucesso.
1934 - Tom Heinsohn was born. American basketball player and commentator
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro was born. U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
1936 - Primera transmisión mundial de TV, realizada por la British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
1939 - The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn, New York.
1940 - Chad is the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1941 - Barbet Schroeder was born. Swiss film director
1942 - Dennis Turner was born. British politician
1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester was born
1944 - Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
1945 - Franz Werfel dies (b. 1890). Austrian writer.
1946 - Valerie Simpson was born. American singer
1952 - Michael Jeter was born (d. 2003). American actor
1957 - Dr. Alban was born. Nigerian singer
1957 - The USSR tests an ICBM.
1957 - É proclamada a independencia da Namíbia
1958 - Ralph Vaughan Williams dies (b. 1872). English composer
1960 - Branford Marsalis was born. American saxophonist and bandleader
1968 - Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, Illinois
1968 - The Beatles' Hey Jude is released as a single in the United States under the Apple Records label.
1968 - Kay Francis dies (b. 1899). American actress .
1968 - Christopher Boardman was born. English cyclist.
1970 - Melissa McCarthy was born. Actress (''Gilmore Girls'')
1971 - Thalía was born. Mexican actress
1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, Germany.
1974 - Charles Lindbergh dies (b. 1902). American aviator.
1975 - Haile Selassie dies.
1976 - Lotte Lehmann dies (b. 1888). German soprano
1976 - Raymond Barre becomes Prime Minister of France.
1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The new pontiff took the name Pope John Paul I.
1978 - Sigmund Jähn becomes first German cosmonaut on board of the Soyuz 31 spacecraft.
1978 - Charles Boyer dies : suicide (b. 28 Aug 1899). French actor
1979 - Mika Waltari dies (b. 1908). Finnish author.
1979 - Jamal Lewis was born. American football player
1980 - Macaulay Culkin was born. American actor (Home Alone, My Girl)
1980 - Tex Avery dies (b. 1908). American cartoonist
1981 - Roger Nash Baldwin dies (b. 1884). American founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
1986 - Ted Knight dies (b. 1923). American actor.
1986 - Toxic gas kills 1700 in Cameroon.
1986 - Em Estugarda, a atleta portuguesa Rosa Mota ganha a medalha de ouro na maratona dos Campeonatos Europeus de Atletismo.
1987 - President Ronald Wilson Reagan proclaims September 11, 1987 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day.
1988 - Merhan Karimi Nasseri arrives at Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
1988 - Morre Carlos Paião, cantor português.
1989 - Irving Stone dies (b. 1903). American author
1990 - Morre Mário Pinto de Andrade. Escritor angolano.
1990 - Minoru Honda dies (b. 1913). Japanese astronomer
1994 - No Casino do Estoril, Jackpot nas slot machines dá 155 700 contos a um jogador de 91 anos.
1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, Germany.
1974 - Charles Lindbergh dies (b. 1902). American aviator.
1975 - Haile Selassie dies.
1976 - Lotte Lehmann dies (b. 1888). German soprano
1976 - Raymond Barre becomes Prime Minister of France.
1978 - Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The new pontiff took the name Pope John Paul I.
1978 - Sigmund Jähn becomes first German cosmonaut on board of the Soyuz 31 spacecraft.
1978 - Charles Boyer dies : suicide (b. 28 Aug 1899). French actor
1979 - Mika Waltari dies (b. 1908). Finnish author.
1979 - Jamal Lewis was born. American football player
1980 - Macaulay Culkin was born. American actor (Home Alone, My Girl)
1980 - Tex Avery dies (b. 1908). American cartoonist
1981 - Roger Nash Baldwin dies (b. 1884). American founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
1986 - Ted Knight dies (b. 1923). American actor.
1986 - Toxic gas kills 1700 in Cameroon.
1986 - Em Estugarda, a atleta portuguesa Rosa Mota ganha a medalha de ouro na maratona dos Campeonatos Europeus de Atletismo.
1987 - President Ronald Wilson Reagan proclaims September 11, 1987 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day.
1988 - Merhan Karimi Nasseri arrives at Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
1988 - Morre Carlos Paião, cantor português.
1989 - Irving Stone dies (b. 1903). American author
1990 - Morre Mário Pinto de Andrade. Escritor angolano.
1990 - Minoru Honda dies (b. 1913). Japanese astronomer
1994 - No Casino do Estoril, Jackpot nas slot machines dá 155 700 contos a um jogador de 91 anos.
1994 - Jesus Otero Oreña dies (b. 1908). Spanish sculptor.
1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed.
1998 - Frederick Reines dies (b. 1918). American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
2002 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Éric Gagné converts his first of a record 84 consecutive successful save opportunities.
2002 - Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed.
1998 - Frederick Reines dies (b. 1918). American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
2002 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Éric Gagné converts his first of a record 84 consecutive successful save opportunities.
2002 - Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2003 - A Venezuela anuncia adesão ao Mercosul
2003 - Columbia Accident Investigation Board releases its final reports on Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
2003 - Jim Wacker dies (b. 1937). American football coach
2004 - Laura Branigan dies (b. 1957). American singer.
2004 - Os jogadores do FC Porto arrebatam a maioria dos prémios da Uefa para a época 2003/2004. Vítor Baía é considerado o melhor guarda-redes, Ricardo Carvalho o melhor defesa e Deco o jogador mais valioso (MVP): José mourinho é eleito o melhor treinador.
Namibia Day or Heroes' Day (Namibia)
Sultan's Birthday (Zanzibar)
St Zephyrinus Day
2003 - Columbia Accident Investigation Board releases its final reports on Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
2003 - Jim Wacker dies (b. 1937). American football coach
2004 - Laura Branigan dies (b. 1957). American singer.
2004 - Os jogadores do FC Porto arrebatam a maioria dos prémios da Uefa para a época 2003/2004. Vítor Baía é considerado o melhor guarda-redes, Ricardo Carvalho o melhor defesa e Deco o jogador mais valioso (MVP): José mourinho é eleito o melhor treinador.
Namibia Day or Heroes' Day (Namibia)
Sultan's Birthday (Zanzibar)
St Zephyrinus Day
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