Historical Events In August - 14

0410  Alaric sacks Rome   

0554  Ravenna is recorded as becoming seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy   

0582  Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies.   

1183  Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei).   

1248  Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun.   

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan.   

1385  Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence   

1385  Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile   

1395  Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1297  Emperor hanazono: Emperor of japan   

1473  Margaret pole: 8th countess of salisbury, daughter of george, duke of clarence   

1479  Princess catherine of york: Princess catherine of york (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra paolo sarpi: [paulus venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert hayman: English-born poet   

1586  William hutchinson: Rhode island colonist   

1599  Méric casaubon: English classical scholar   

1625  François de harlay de champvallon: Archbishop of paris   

0582  Tiberius ii constantine: Byzantine emperor   

1167  Raynald van dassel: Archbishop of cologne,   

1204  Minamoto no yoriie: Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  John fitzalan: 2nd baron arundel, english soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan i: King of portugal (1383-1433),   

1573  Saitō tatsuoki: Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo gonzaga: Composer,   

1652  Abraham elsevier: Book publisher/publisher,