On September 26, 46 BC, Julius Caesar fulfilled a vow made during his victory at the Battle of Pharsalus by dedicating a temple to Venus Genetrix, his mythical ancestor. The temple, located in the Roman Forum, was intended to honor Venus as the mother of Aeneas, and thus, the Roman people, linking Caesar's lineage to divine origins.
46 BC – Julius Caesar Dedicates Temple to Venus Genetrix
On September 26, 1396, after the decisive Ottoman victory at the Battle of Nicopolis, Sultan Bajezid I ordered the beheading of hundreds of captured Christian knights. The battle was a major defeat for European crusaders and marked a significant moment in the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Europe.
1396 – Sultan Bajezid I Beheads Crusaders After Battle of Nicopolis
On September 26, 1509, a powerful storm surge known as the Cosmas and Damian Flood struck East Friesland and the Netherlands. The storm caused massive destruction by breaching dykes, flooding coastal towns, and devastating agricultural land. This disaster worsened already difficult conditions in the region during a period of climate fluctuations.
1509 – Cosmas and Damian Flood Devastates the Netherlands
In the last week of September 1665, at the height of the Great Plague of London, 7,165 people died. This was one of the deadliest weeks of the outbreak, as the bubonic plague ravaged the city. The Great Plague killed tens of thousands of Londoners before subsiding in 1666, ahead of the Great Fire of London.
1665 – Peak of the Great Plague of London
On September 26, 1890, the U.S. government ceased minting the $1 and $3 gold coins and the 3-cent piece due to decreased demand and the shift towards silver coinage in circulation. The decision followed the Coinage Act of 1873, which had already limited gold coin production, signaling changes in U.S. monetary policy and coin usage.
