Historical Events In August - 14

1740  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) on August - 14.   

1742  Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) on this day in history.   

1743  Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War on this day in history.   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on this day in history.   

1758  Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

1762  English fleet occupies Havana on August - 14.   

1763  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1765  Mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) on August - 14.   

1769  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer   

1777  On August - 14 hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law)   

1778  On August - 14 augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies   

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on August - 14.   

1784  On August - 14 first Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island.   

1784  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

1788  On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

1790  On August - 14 sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela   

1794  On August - 14 george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

1802  Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty) on this day in history.   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on August - 14.   

1813  On this day in history british warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus on August - 14.   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on August - 14.   

1816  On August - 14 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

1820  On this day in history 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC   

1821  Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1823  On August - 14 karel Miry, composer   

1824  On this day in history general Lafayette returns to US   

1824  On August - 14 william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  On August - 14 dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out   

1833  On this day in history luigi Cagnola, architect, dies   

1834  On this day in history friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on August - 14.   

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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 August - 14.   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

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

1575  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

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

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.