Historical Events In August - 25

0079  On August - 25 gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies   

0325  On August - 25 council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity   

0357  On this day in history battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught   

0383  Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on August - 25.   

0882  On August - 25 louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19   

1212  Children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa on August - 25.   

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on this day in history.   

1248  The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on this day in history.   

1330  On August - 25 antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself   

1346  On this day in history louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle   

1425  On this day in history countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail   

1485  Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III on this day in history.   

1499  Battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians on August - 25.   

1530  The birth of Ivan the Terrible, Crowned as first Tsar of Russia in 1547 on August - 25.   

1530  On this day in history ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

1537  The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed on this day in history.   

1540  Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.   

1554  On August - 25 thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies   

1556  On August - 25 david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54   

1558  King Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots on this day in history.   

1566  On August - 25 iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht   

1580  On this day in history battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal   

1580  On August - 25 frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies   

1609  On August - 25 galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers   

1609  On this day in history galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers   

1628  On August - 25 assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia   

1649  Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36 on August - 25.   

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent on this day in history.   

1688  Henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica on this day in history.   

1689  Montr‚al taken by Iroquois on August - 25.   

1689  Battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French on August - 25.   

1698  Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on this day in history.   

1704  Battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet on this day in history.   

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1530  On this day in history birth of ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

1561  Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On August - 25 birth of johan van de Bergh, Leids regent   

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on August - 25.   

1724  On August - 25 birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)   

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on August - 25.   

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on this day in history.   

0383  On this day in history death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25   

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on this day in history.   

1192  Death of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142) on August - 25.   

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on August - 25.   

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on August - 25.   

1282  On August - 25 death of thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)   

1330  Death of Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286) on this day in history.