Historical Events In August - 07

0317  On this day in history flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)   

0479  On this day in history emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on August - 07.   

0768  On this day in history stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  On August - 07 stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0936  Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany on this day in history.   

1033  Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.   

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 August - 07.   

1498  On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth   

1575  On August - 07 spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died   

1588  -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on August - 07.   

1598  On August - 07 georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1606  The first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1616  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on August - 07.   

1620  On August - 07 kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft   

1657  Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 on August - 07.   

1710  Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance on August - 07.   

1712  On this day in history friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48   

1714  The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on August - 07.   

1742  On August - 07 nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  On August - 07 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

1750  On this day in history slave uprising on Curacao   

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians   

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on this day in history.   

1782  On August - 07 badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington   

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.   

0461  On this day in history death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on August - 07.   

1106  On August - 07 henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.   

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.