Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

1740  On this day in history pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)   

1742  Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) on this day in history.   

1743  On August - 14 prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on this day in history.   

1758  Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed on this day in history.   

1758  On August - 14 carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

1762  On this day in history english fleet occupies Havana   

1763  On August - 14 giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76   

1765  On August - 14 mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree)   

1769  Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer on this day in history.   

1777  Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law) on August - 14.   

1778  Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies on this day in history.   

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on this day in history.   

1784  On August - 14 first Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island.   

1784  On this day in history francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on August - 14.   

1788  On this day in history thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

1790  On this day in history sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela   

1794  George Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies on August - 14.   

1802  On August - 14 letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty)   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on August - 14.   

1813  On August - 14 british warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus   

1813  On August - 14 british warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1816  On August - 14 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

1820  1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1821  Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army) on August - 14.   

1823  Karel Miry, composer on this day in history.   

1824  General Lafayette returns to US on this day in history.   

1824  On August - 14 william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  On this day in history dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out   

1833  On this day in history luigi Cagnola, architect, dies   

1834  On this day in history friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on this day in history.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

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

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.   

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

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

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.   

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

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

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60