Events & Holidays In August - 13

Independence Day (Central African Republic)

International Lefthanders Day (International)

Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos (Laos)

Montserrat Annual Pilgrimage (Montserrat)

O - Bon / Festival of Souls (lunar date) (Japan)

Revolution Anniversary (Congo (Republic of))

Women's Day (Tunisia)

0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.   

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.   

0586  On this day in history death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  On this day in history daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.