Historical Events In August - 07

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

0479  Emperor Yūryaku of Japan on this day in history.  

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  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1606  The first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court on August - 07.  

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

1616  On this day in history 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 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  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General on this day in history.  

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

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history 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  On August - 07 badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington  

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)  

1533  On this day in history 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  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  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.  

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

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

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)