Historical Events In August - 05

0135  Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome on August - 05.   

0642  Battle of Maserfield on this day in history.   

0882  France's Louis III dies at St Denis August 5 at age 19, and his brother Carloman becomes sole king on August - 05.   

0910  On this day in history the last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.   

1063  Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1071  Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe on this day in history.   

1100  On this day in history henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1264  On August - 05 anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany   

1305  On August - 05 william Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.   

1388  On August - 05 battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England.   

1391  Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed on August - 05.   

1399  On this day in history battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians & Litouwers   

1420  On this day in history duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina   

1435  On August - 05 battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragon captured by Genuezen   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating on August - 05.   

1543  French & Turkish troops occupy Nice on this day in history.   

1583  Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) on August - 05.   

1587  Spanish troops conquer Lock on August - 05.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized on this day in history.   

1607  On August - 05 philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1610  Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer on this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America on August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1654  On August - 05 french troops occupy Stenay   

1666  English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter on August - 05.   

1667  On this day in history state of Holland obtain Eternal Edict   

1689  A band of 1,500 Iroquois surround the village of Lachine, Quebec during a violent thunderstorm and set fire to the houses; they then massacre 24 inhabitants and kidnap 90; 42 of the 90 are never seen again; they also kill about 200 more settlers and capture 100 in raids in the vicinity on this day in history.   

1689  On August - 05 1,500 Iroquois attack the village of Lachine, in New France.   

1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer on August - 05.   

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer on this day in history.   

1716  Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks on August - 05.   

1745  On this day in history skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots   

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1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.