Historical Events In August - 14

0410  Alaric sacks Rome on August - 14.   

0554  Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy on this day in history.   

0582  Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1183  On August - 14 taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei).   

1248  On August - 14 construction of Cologne Cathedral begun   

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan on August - 14.   

1385  On August - 14 portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence   

1385  Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile on this day in history.   

1395  On August - 14 utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1457  Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela   

1551  On August - 14 turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli   

1552  On August - 14 fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1559  Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla on August - 14.   

1585  Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands on August - 14.   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1597  On August - 14 cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

1598  Irish rebel Hugh O'Neill, the earl of Tyrone, annihilates an English force at Yellow Ford, marking the greatest Irish victory in the wars with the English on this day in history.   

1624  Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru on August - 14.   

1626  Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens   

1642  On this day in history able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia   

1642  On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723)   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60   

1675  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer on August - 14.   

1678  On this day in history battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] on this day in history.   

1688  On August - 14 frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)   

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752)   

1727  On this day in history william Croft, composer, dies at 48   

1737  On this day in history charles Hutton, mathematician   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on August - 14.   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on this day in history.   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60