Historical Events In August - 09
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0117 On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)
0378 On this day in history battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army
0378 Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.
0681 Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta on August - 09.
0803 On August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies
1048 On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days
1173 On this day in history construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.
1173 On this day in history najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin
1329 On August - 09 quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop
1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil) on August - 09.
1420 On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies
1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel on this day in history.
1516 Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1559 Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht on this day in history.
1593 Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) on August - 09.
1596 On August - 09 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond
1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth on August - 09.
1612 Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on this day in history.
1613 Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on August - 09.
1631 On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]
1634 Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.
1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx on August - 09.
1638 On August - 09 jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx
1652 On this day in history john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37
1655 On this day in history lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts
1666 On this day in history rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
1668 On this day in history francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64
1672 On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70
1673 Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 on August - 09.
1673 On this day in history admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY
1677 Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer on August - 09.
1686 Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] on August - 09.
1690 On August - 09 lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer
1696 Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general on August - 09.