Historical Events In August - 09
Saturday, 08 November 2025
0117 Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on August - 09. 

0378 Battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army on this day in history. 

0378 Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history. 

0681 On this day in history bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta. 

0803 On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies 

1048 On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days 

1173 On August - 09 construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete. 

1173 On August - 09 najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin 

1329 On August - 09 quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop 

1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil) on this day in history. 

1420 Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09. 

1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel on August - 09. 

1516 On August - 09 jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 

1559 Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht on August - 09. 

1593 Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) on this day in history. 

1596 On this day in history henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond 

1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth on August - 09. 

1612 On this day in history ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies 

1613 On this day in history giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 

1631 John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] on August - 09. 

1634 On this day in history pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies 

1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx on this day in history. 

1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx on this day in history. 

1652 On August - 09 john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 

1655 On August - 09 lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts 

1666 On this day in history rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire". 

1668 Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 on August - 09. 

1672 On August - 09 jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 

1673 Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 on August - 09. 

1673 On this day in history admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY 

1677 Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer on this day in history. 

1686 On August - 09 benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] 

1690 On this day in history lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer 

1696 Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general on August - 09. 

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