Historical Events In August - 25

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

0325  Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity on this day in history.   

0357  Battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught on this day in history.   

0383  Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on this day in history.   

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

1212  On August - 25 children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa   

1227  On this day in history ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies   

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

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

1330  On this day in history antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself   

1346  On August - 25 louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle   

1425  Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail on August - 25.   

1485  Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III on August - 25.   

1499  On this day in history battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians   

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

1530  On August - 25 ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

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

1540  Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on August - 25.   

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  On August - 25 king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.   

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

1580  Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies   

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

1609  Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers on August - 25.   

1628  On this day in history assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia   

1649  On this day in history richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36   

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

1688  Henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica on August - 25.   

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

1689  On August - 25 battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French   

1698  On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

1704  On August - 25 battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet   

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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 August - 25.   

1624  On this day in history birth of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)   

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on August - 25.   

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on August - 25.   

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1741  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)   

0079  On this day in history gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies   

0383  On August - 25 death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25   

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

1192  Death of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142) on this day in history.   

1227  On this day in history ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies   

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

1282  On this day in history death of thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)   

1330  On this day in history death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)