Historical Events In August - 07

0317  Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61) on August - 07.   

0479  Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

0626  On this day in history battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated   

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

0768  On August - 07 stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0936  Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany on August - 07.   

1033  On this day in history frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1409  Council of Pisa closes on August - 07.   

1461  the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor on August - 07.   

1479  On this day in history battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI   

1485  On August - 07 henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales   

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

1498  On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean   

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1573  Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth on August - 07.   

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on this day in history.   

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 August - 07 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  On August - 07 vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies   

1620  On this day in history kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft   

1657  On August - 07 robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57   

1710  Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance on August - 07.   

1712  On August - 07 friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48   

1714  The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on August - 07.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General on August - 07.   

1746  On August - 07 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

1750  On this day in history slave uprising on Curacao   

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  On this day in history carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography   

1782  On August - 07 badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington   

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1282  On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

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 this day in history.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on August - 07.   

1106  On August - 07 henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on August - 07.