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 this day in history.  

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

0768  Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 07.  

0768  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 07.  

0936  On this day in history 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 August - 07.  

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.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.  

1573  On August - 07 francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth  

1575  On August - 07 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  On August - 07 the first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court.  

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 this day in history 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 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 August - 07.  

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

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on August - 07.  

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians  

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on this day in history.  

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

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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 August - 07 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 August - 07.  

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 this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General  

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

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.  

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.  

1033  On this day in history death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine  

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

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

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