Historical Events In August - 07

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

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 August - 07 stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0936  Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany on this day in history.  

1033  On August - 07 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  On this day in history council of Pisa closes  

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  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  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on August - 07.  

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

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

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on August - 07.  

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

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) on August - 07.  

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

1609  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 August - 07.  

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

1782  Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on August - 07.  

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

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.  

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)  

1574  On this day in history 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  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Emperor Yūryaku of Japan on August - 07.  

1033  Death of 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 August - 07.  

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

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