Historical Events In August - 09
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0117 On August - 09 mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)
0378 On August - 09 battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army
0378 Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on August - 09.
0681 On August - 09 bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
0803 On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies
1048 On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days
1173 On August - 09 construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.
1173 Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.
1329 Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop on August - 09.
1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil) on this day in history.
1420 On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies
1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel on August - 09.
1516 Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on August - 09.
1559 On August - 09 willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht
1593 Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) on August - 09.
1596 Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.
1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth on August - 09.
1612 Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on August - 09.
1613 Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on August - 09.
1631 John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] on this day in history.
1634 Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on August - 09.
1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx on August - 09.
1638 On August - 09 jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx
1652 John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 on August - 09.
1655 Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on August - 09.
1666 Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire" on this day in history.
1668 On August - 09 francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64
1672 On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70
1673 Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 on August - 09.
1673 Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY on this day in history.
1677 On August - 09 jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer
1686 Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] on August - 09.
1690 Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer on this day in history.
1696 On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general