Historical Events In August - 07

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

0479  Emperor Yūryaku of Japan on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1409  Council of Pisa closes on August - 07.  

1461  On this day in history 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  On this day in history henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales  

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

1498  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies  

1573  On this day in history francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth  

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

1616  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on this day in history.  

1620  Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft on August - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on August - 07.  

1760  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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 August - 07.  

1742  On this day in history 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 August - 07.  

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  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54  

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

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