Historical Events In August - 07
Friday, 04 July 2025
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 Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on August - 07.
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 Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany on this day in history.
1033 On August - 07 frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine
1106 On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54
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 August - 07.
1485 On August - 07 alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince
1498 On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean
1547 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.
1573 Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth on this day in history.
1575 On this day in history spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
1588 -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.
1598 Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) on August - 07.
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 On August - 07 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 August - 07.
1714 On this day in history the Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy.
1742 On this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General
1746 On August - 07 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian
1750 Slave uprising on Curacao on this day in history.
1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on August - 07.
1760 Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians on this day in history.
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 this day in history.