WHAT HAPPENED ON 26. SEPTEMBER
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Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. (26. September 46. BC)

Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. (26. September 715)

William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100. (26. September 1087)

Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty. (26. September 1212)

Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns. (26. September 1345)

Serbian–Turkish wars: The forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lala Şâhin Paşa and the Serbian army under the command of Vukašin Mrnjavčević and Jovan Uglješa clash at the Battle of Maritsa. (26. September 1371)

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 (26. September 1493)

Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth. (26. September 1580)

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. (26. September 1687)

The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. (26. September 1687)

British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. (26. September 1777)

Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts in a military standoff that begins Shays' Rebellion. (26. September 1786)

Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. (26. September 1789)

Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France. (26. September 1792)

A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. (26. September 1810)

The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City. (26. September 1872)

New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire. (26. September 1907)

The Norwegian football club SK Brann was founded. (26. September 1908)

Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and exiled. (26. September 1910)

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. (26. September 1914)

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