Historical Events In August - 07
Friday, 26 July 2024
0317 On August - 07 flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)
0479 Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.
0626 On August - 07 battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated
0768 Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0768 On August - 07 stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0936 On this day in history otto I the Great becomes King of Germany
1033 On August - 07 frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine
1106 Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.
1409 On August - 07 council of Pisa closes
1461 the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor on this day in history.
1479 On August - 07 battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI
1485 On this day in history henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales
1485 Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.
1498 On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean
1547 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.
1573 Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth on this day in history.
1575 On this day in history spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
1588 On August - 07 -8] English assault on Spanish Armada
1598 Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) on August - 07.
1606 The first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court on this day in history.
1609 Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.
1616 On this day in history vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies
1620 Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft on this day in history.
1657 Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 on this day in history.
1710 Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance on August - 07.
1712 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on August - 07.
1714 The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on August - 07.
1742 Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General on this day in history.
1746 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian on August - 07.
1750 On this day in history slave uprising on Curacao
1751 On August - 07 wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V
1760 Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians on this day in history.
1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on this day in history.
1782 Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.