Historical Events In August - 07

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

0479  On this day in history emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

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 this day in history stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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

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

1409  Council of Pisa closes on this day in history.  

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

1479  Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI on August - 07.  

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  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on August - 07.  

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.  

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

1575  On August - 07 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 this day in history.  

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

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1616  On August - 07 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  On this day in history earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance  

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 this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General  

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

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on this day in history.  

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

1760  On August - 07 ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians  

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on August - 07.  

1782  On this day in history 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 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  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 07.  

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 August - 07 death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

1033  Death of 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.  

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

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

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

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