Historical Events In August - 07

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

0479  On this day in history emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on August - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

0936  On this day in history otto I the Great becomes King of Germany  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1498  On August - 07 columbus arrives in Caribbean  

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

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

1575  On August - 07 spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1750  On August - 07 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 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  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.  

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

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

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

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor Yūryaku 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 August - 07.  

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

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)