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Best known
Nikephoros I
Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811
Fujiwara no Kaneie
Japanese statesman, courtier and politician
Emperor Kōmyō
Japanese Northern Emperor from 1336 to 1348
Pope Paul II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471
Atahualpa
Last Inca Emperor (ruled 1532–1533)
Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron
French marshal and diplomat
Nikephoros I — Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811, who died on July 26 811.
Fujiwara no Kaneie — Japanese statesman, courtier and politician, who died on July 26 990.
Emperor Kōmyō — Japanese Northern Emperor from 1336 to 1348, who died on July 26 1380.
Pope Paul II — Head of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471, who died on July 26 1471.
Atahualpa — Last Inca Emperor (ruled 1532–1533), who died on July 26 1533.
Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron — French marshal and diplomat, who died on July 26 1592.
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103 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 26, including Nikephoros I, Fujiwara no Kaneie, Emperor Kōmyō. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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74 documented historical events happened on July 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Approximately 60 local nobles died when the floor of a building collapsed in Erfurt, causing them to fall through the ground floor into a latrine cesspit below. On the same day, in another year: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the mass enslavement and dispersal of the Gozitan population. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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