Events & Holidays In August - 12

Arequipa Week (Peru)

Defense Forces Day (Zimbabwe)

International Youth Day (International)

Montserrat Annual Pilgrimage (Montserrat)

Queen's Birthday (Thailand)

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)