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 August - 07.   

0626  On this day in history battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 07.   

1409  On this day in history council of Pisa closes   

1461  On August - 07 the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.   

1479  On this day in history battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI   

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales on this day in history.   

1485  On this day in history alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1498  On August - 07 columbus arrives in Caribbean   

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

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

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history -8] English assault on Spanish Armada   

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 August - 07.   

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 August - 07 earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance   

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 this day in history.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General on August - 07.   

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

1750  On August - 07 slave uprising on Curacao   

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on August - 07.   

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 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 August - 07.   

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  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 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 August - 07.   

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  On August - 07 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 this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

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

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

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