Historical Events In August - 07

0317  On this day in history flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)  

0479  On August - 07 emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on this day in history.  

0768  On this day in history stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0768  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 07.  

0936  On August - 07 otto I the Great becomes King of Germany  

1033  On August - 07 frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine  

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1409  On this day in history council of Pisa closes  

1461  On this day in history the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.  

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1479  Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI on this day in history.  

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales on August - 07.  

1485  Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.  

1498  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on this day in history.  

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth  

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on August - 07.  

1588  -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.  

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history the first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court.  

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1616  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on August - 07.  

1620  Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft on August - 07.  

1657  Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

1710  On this day in history earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance  

1712  On this day in history friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48  

1714  The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General  

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian on August - 07.  

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on this day in history.  

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on August - 07.  

1760  Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians on August - 07.  

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on this day in history.  

1782  Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.  

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.  

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.  

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.  

1574  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)  

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)  

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General  

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian  

0461  On August - 07 death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)  

0479  On this day in history death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.  

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54  

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies  

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.