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 August - 07.  

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on this day in history.  

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

0768  On this day in history 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 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  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.  

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

1485  On this day in history henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales  

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

1498  On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean  

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies  

1573  On August - 07 francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth  

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

1588  On August - 07 -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 this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1616  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on August - 07.  

1620  On August - 07 kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft  

1657  On August - 07 robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57  

1710  On this day in history earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance  

1712  On this day in history friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48  

1714  On this day in history 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  On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian  

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  Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians on August - 07.  

1779  On this day in history carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography  

1782  Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.  

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.  

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

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.  

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.  

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

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)  

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 August - 07 death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

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

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  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies  

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1613  On August - 07 death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)