Historical Events In August - 07

0317  On August - 07 flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)   

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

0626  On August - 07 battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated   

0768  Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0936  On this day in history 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 August - 07.   

1409  On August - 07 council of Pisa closes   

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

1479  On August - 07 battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI   

1485  On this day in history 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  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

1573  Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died   

1588  On August - 07 -8] English assault on Spanish Armada   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) on August - 07.   

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

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

1616  On this day in history vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies   

1620  Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft on this day in history.   

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

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

1712  Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on August - 07.   

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

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

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

1750  On this day in history slave uprising on Curacao   

1751  On August - 07 wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V   

1760  Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

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

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

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

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

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

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  On this day in history death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

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

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

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

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

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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