Historical Events In August - 07

0317  On this day in history flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61)  

0479  On August - 07 emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

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

0768  On this day in history stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0768  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54  

1409  Council of Pisa closes on this day in history.  

1461  the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor on this day in history.  

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 August - 07.  

1485  Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.  

1498  On August - 07 columbus arrives in Caribbean  

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

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1657  Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

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  The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on August - 07.  

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  Slave uprising on Curacao on August - 07.  

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

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

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 August - 07.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 August - 07.  

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.  

0479  On this day in history death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

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 this day in history.  

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.  

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

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

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)