Historical Events In August - 01

0126  On August - 01 publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD)   

0527  Justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium on this day in history.   

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history.   

0607  Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607) on this day in history.   

0649  On this day in history pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7]   

0860  On August - 01 peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German & Lotharius II   

0902  On August - 01 aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily   

1021  On this day in history synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest   

1086  On August - 01 english barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier   

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

1177  On August - 01 peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III   

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1203  Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium on August - 01.   

1291  On August - 01 everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence)   

1322  On August - 01 peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1404  Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland on this day in history.   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.   

1485  On this day in history henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England   

1492  Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella on August - 01.   

1495  On this day in history jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1498  On August - 01 christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America   

1498  Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) on August - 01.   

1520  On this day in history sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

1589  On August - 01 murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III   

1619  First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.   

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal   

1628  Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism on this day in history.   

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on August - 01.   

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on August - 01.   

1659  On August - 01 antoine Mouque, composer   

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.   

1322  On this day in history birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on this day in history.