Historical Events In August - 14

1740  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) on this day in history.   

1742  Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) on August - 14.   

1743  Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War on August - 14.   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on August - 14.   

1758  On this day in history battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

1758  On August - 14 carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

1762  On this day in history english fleet occupies Havana   

1763  On this day in history giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76   

1765  Mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) on August - 14.   

1769  Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer on this day in history.   

1777  Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law) on August - 14.   

1778  On this day in history augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies   

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on this day in history.   

1784  First Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island on August - 14.   

1784  On this day in history francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.   

1788  Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on this day in history.   

1790  Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela on August - 14.   

1794  On August - 14 george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

1802  Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty) on August - 14.   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on August - 14.   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus on August - 14.   

1813  On this day in history british warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1816  Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.   

1820  On August - 14 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC   

1821  On this day in history clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1823  On August - 14 karel Miry, composer   

1824  On August - 14 general Lafayette returns to US   

1824  On August - 14 william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out on August - 14.   

1833  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on August - 14.   

1834  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63 on August - 14.   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on this day in history.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60