Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On this day in history alaric sacks Rome   

0554  On August - 14 ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy   

0582  On this day in history tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

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

1183  Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei) on August - 14.   

1248  On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral begun   

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan on this day in history.   

1385  On August - 14 portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence   

1385  Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile on this day in history.   

1395  On this day in history utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1457  On this day in history oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)   

1498  On August - 14 columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela   

1551  Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher on August - 14.   

1559  Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla on August - 14.   

1585  Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1597  On August - 14 cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

1598  On this day in history irish rebel Hugh O'Neill, the earl of Tyrone, annihilates an English force at Yellow Ford, marking the greatest Irish victory in the wars with the English   

1624  Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru on this day in history.   

1626  On August - 14 daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1636  Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens on August - 14.   

1642  Able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia on August - 14.   

1642  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) on August - 14.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer on August - 14.   

1678  Battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange on August - 14.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] on August - 14.   

1688  Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants) on this day in history.   

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter on this day in history.   

1727  Henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752) on this day in history.   

1727  On August - 14 william Croft, composer, dies at 48   

1737  On this day in history charles Hutton, mathematician   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

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

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

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 this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.