Historical Events In August - 05

0135  Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome   

0642  Battle of Maserfield   

0882  France's Louis III dies at St Denis August 5 at age 19, and his brother Carloman is recorded as becoming sole king   

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.   

1063  Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1071  Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe   

1100  Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies.   

1264  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   

1388  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.   

1399  Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians and Litouwers.   

1420  Duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina   

1435  Battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragon captured by Genuezen   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating.   

1543  French and Turkish troops occupy Nice.   

1583  In this year, Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America).   

1587  Spanish troops conquer Lock.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer.   

1610  Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61.   

1654  French troops occupy Stenay   

1666  English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter   

1667  State of Holland obtain Eternal Edict.   

1689  A band of 1500 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.   

1689  1500 Iroquois attack the village of Lachine, in New France.   

1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer.   

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer   

1716  Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks.   

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots.   

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1301  Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician   

1397  Guillaume dufay: Franco-flemish composer and theorist   

1461  Alexander jagiellon: Grand duke of lithuania   

1540  Joseph justice scaliger: Proposed julian dating   

1604  John eliot: "apostle to indians," bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp friedrich boddecker: Composer   

1623  Antonio cesti: Composer   

1624  William: Jamestown va, 1st black child born in english america   

0882  King louis iii of france: King louis iii of france (b. 863)   

1063  Gruffydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1157  Dirk vi: Count of holland,   

1364  Death of Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Isaac luria: Palestinian-born kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Stanislaus hosius: Polish catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso garcía de ramón: Spanish soldier and twice royal governor of chile   

1644  Death of J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),