Historical Events In August - 09

0117  On August - 09 mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On this day in history battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army   

0378  On this day in history flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0681  On this day in history bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.   

0803  On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on this day in history.   

1173  On August - 09 construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.   

1173  On August - 09 najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin   

1329  Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop on this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)   

1420  On August - 09 pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies   

1483  On this day in history opening of the Sistine Chapel   

1516  On this day in history jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66   

1559  On August - 09 willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) on August - 09.   

1596  On August - 09 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth on August - 09.   

1612  On August - 09 ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies   

1613  On August - 09 giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36   

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] on August - 09.   

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1638  Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx on August - 09.   

1638  Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx on August - 09.   

1652  John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1655  Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on this day in history.   

1666  Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire" on August - 09.   

1668  On August - 09 francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64   

1672  Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on August - 09.   

1673  Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 on this day in history.   

1673  Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY on this day in history.   

1677  Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer on this day in history.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] on this day in history.   

1690  Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer on this day in history.   

1696  Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general on August - 09.   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

1611  On August - 09 birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1631  On August - 09 birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on August - 09.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on this day in history.   

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

0803  On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on August - 09.   

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin   

1250  On this day in history death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09.