This Day In European History

26th August

Events
55 BCE: Julius Caesar lands in Britain.
1346: The Battle of Crécy; an English force under Edward III defeats a larger French army.
1541: The Ottoman Empire annexes Hungary after capturing the capital Buda.
1813: Battle of Katzbach; Blucher defeats the Napoleonic era French.

Births
1676: Robert Walpole, British Prime Minister.
1740: Joseph Montgolfier, French hot air balloon pioneer.
1743: Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist.
1745: Henry Mackenzie, Scottish writer.
1819: Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.
1885: Jules Romains, French writer.

Deaths
1850: King Louis Philippe of France.

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