Historical Events In August - 05

0135  On this day in history betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome   

0642  On this day in history battle of Maserfield   

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

0910  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 on this day in history.   

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

1071  On this day in history emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe   

1100  Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey on this day in history.   

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

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  Duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina on August - 05.   

1435  Battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragon captured by Genuezen on this day in history.   

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

1543  French & Turkish troops occupy Nice on August - 05.   

1583  On this day in history gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America)   

1587  On this day in history spanish troops conquer Lock   

1604  On August - 05 john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  On this day in history philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1610  On this day in history alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1623  On this day in history antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America on this day in history.   

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

1654  French troops occupy Stenay on August - 05.   

1666  On August - 05 english fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter   

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  On this day in history battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks   

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 August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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