Historical Events In August - 08
Friday, 26 July 2024
0070 Tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans on this day in history.
0117 Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.
0869 Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on this day in history.
0870 Kings Charles the Bare & Louis the German divide Lutherans on August - 08.
0936 On this day in history german king Otto I the Great, crowned
1220 Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula on this day in history.
1322 On this day in history emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect
1445 On August - 08 oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer
1502 On this day in history jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor
1506 Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.
1509 On August - 08 the Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1549 On August - 08 france declares war on England
1567 Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels Belgium on August - 08.
1570 Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots on August - 08.
1571 John Ward, composer on this day in history.
1579 Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on this day in history.
1585 On August - 08 pope Sixtus excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra (Henri IV)
1586 On this day in history adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen
1588 On this day in history sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada
1588 On this day in history alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter
1605 On August - 08 the city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1609 On August - 08 venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope
1616 On August - 08 cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68
1617 On August - 08 adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)
1619 On this day in history duke Maximilian I & Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen
1647 On August - 08 irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces at Dangan Hill in Ireland.
1647 The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill on August - 08.
1653 On August - 08 jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar
1673 Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of NYC on August - 08.
1685 On August - 08 sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Ital painter (Madonna), dies at 75
1693 Laurent Belissen, composer on this day in history.
1694 On this day in history antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82
1700 Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty on August - 08.
1700 On this day in history matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40
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