Historical Events In August - 25

0079  On August - 25 gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies  

0325  Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity on this day in history.  

0357  Battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught on August - 25.  

0383  On August - 25 flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25  

0882  On this day in history louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1212  On August - 25 children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa  

1227  On this day in history ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies  

1248  On August - 25 the Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.  

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on August - 25.  

1330  On this day in history antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

1346  On this day in history louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle  

1425  On August - 25 countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail  

1485  Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III on this day in history.  

1499  On August - 25 battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians  

1530  The birth of Ivan the Terrible, Crowned as first Tsar of Russia in 1547 on this day in history.  

1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) on August - 25.  

1537  The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed on August - 25.  

1540  Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies  

1556  David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on August - 25.  

1558  On this day in history king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.  

1566  On August - 25 iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht  

1580  On August - 25 battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal  

1580  Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers  

1609  On August - 25 galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers  

1628  Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia on August - 25.  

1649  On this day in history richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36  

1664  On August - 25 johan van de Bergh, Leids regent  

1688  On this day in history henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica  

1689  On this day in history montr‚al taken by Iroquois  

1689  On this day in history battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French  

1698  Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on this day in history.  

1704  Battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet on August - 25.  

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1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) was born on this day in history.  

1561  Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On August - 25 birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)  

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer  

1724  On August - 25 birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)  

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on this day in history.  

0383  Death of Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on August - 25.  

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on August - 25.  

1192  On August - 25 death of hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)  

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on August - 25.  

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on this day in history.  

1282  On August - 25 death of thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)  

1330  Death of Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286) on August - 25.