Historical Events In August - 07

0317  Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61) on August - 07.   

0479  Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on this day in history.   

0768  Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0768  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0936  On this day in history otto I the Great becomes King of Germany   

1033  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   

1409  On this day in history council of Pisa closes   

1461  the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor on this day in history.   

1479  On August - 07 battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI   

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales on this day in history.   

1485  Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.   

1498  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on this day in history.   

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  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on August - 07.   

1588  -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

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 August - 07.   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1616  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft   

1657  On August - 07 robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57   

1710  On August - 07 earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance   

1712  Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on August - 07.   

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  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian on August - 07.   

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V   

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 August - 07 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  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  Death of 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 this day in history.   

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

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

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)