Historical Events In August - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0070 Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans on this day in history.
0117 Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on this day in history.
0869 On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies
0870 Kings Charles the Bare & Louis the German divide Lutherans on August - 08.
0936 German king Otto I the Great, crowned on August - 08.
1220 Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula on this day in history.
1322 On this day in history emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect
1445 Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.
1502 Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor on August - 08.
1506 Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.
1509 The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire on August - 08.
1549 France declares war on England on this day in history.
1567 Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels Belgium on August - 08.
1570 Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots on August - 08.
1571 On August - 08 john Ward, composer
1579 Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on this day in history.
1585 Pope Sixtus excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra (Henri IV) on August - 08.
1586 On August - 08 adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen
1588 Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada on August - 08.
1588 Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.
1605 On August - 08 the city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1609 On August - 08 venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope
1616 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 on this day in history.
1617 On August - 08 adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)
1619 On this day in history duke Maximilian I & Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen
1647 On this day in history irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces at Dangan Hill in Ireland.
1647 The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill on this day in history.
1653 On this day in history jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar
1673 On this day in history dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of NYC
1685 On this day in history sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Ital painter (Madonna), dies at 75
1693 Laurent Belissen, composer on August - 08.
1694 On August - 08 antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82
1700 Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty on August - 08.
1700 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 on August - 08.
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