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    August 26 - Wikipedia

    August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 127 days remain until the end of the year. 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and … See more

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    1548Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter (d. 1612)
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    Pre-1600
    787Arechis II, duke of Benevento
    887Kōkō, emperor of Japan (b. 830)
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    683
    Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
    1071
    The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.
    1278
    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.
    1303
    Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate.
    1346
    At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
    1444
    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.
    1542
    Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
    1642
    Dutch–Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day Keelung, Taiwan) to surrender, ending the short-lived Spanish colony on Formosa and replacing it with a new Dutch administration.
    1648
    The Fronde: First Fronde: In the wake of the successful Battle of Lens, Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France, suddenly orders the arrest of the leaders of the Parlement of Paris, provoking the rest of Paris to break into insurrection and barricade the streets the next day.
    1789
    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
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  3. Historical Events on August 26 - On This Day

    WEBHistorical Events on August 26. Calendar. Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. 1071 Battle of Manzikert: Seljuq Turks led by sultan Alp Arslan beat and capture Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes. …

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    Seljuq Turk forces under Alp-Arslan vanquished the Byzantine army and captured the emperor Romanus IV Diogenes at the Battle of Manzikert. Test your knowledge of Roman and Byzantine emperors On This Day In History - August 26: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
    August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 127 days remain until the end of the year. 683 – Yazid I 's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
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    WEBTest your knowledge of Roman and Byzantine emperors. On This Day In History - August 26: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

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    WEBAugust 26th is the day we officially celebrate Cherry Popsicle Day and Dog Day. We are now on day 239 out of 366, and only have 127 days remaining in 2024. If August 26 is important to you, then you’re going to love to …