Historical Events In August - 09

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on August - 09.   

0378  On this day in history battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army   

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

0681  On August - 09 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 August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on August - 09.   

1173  On this day in history construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.   

1173  Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.   

1329  Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop on August - 09.   

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

1420  On August - 09 pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies   

1483  Opening of the Sistine Chapel on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66   

1559  Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

1596  Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on August - 09.   

1611  On this day in history henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1612  Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on August - 09.   

1613  Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

1634  On August - 09 pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1638  Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx on August - 09.   

1638  On this day in history jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx   

1652  John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 on August - 09.   

1655  Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on August - 09.   

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  On August - 09 francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64   

1672  Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70 on August - 09.   

1673  On August - 09 dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674   

1673  Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY on this day in history.   

1677  On this day in history jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] on this day in history.   

1690  Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  On this day in history birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

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

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

1648  On August - 09 birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

1653  On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  On August - 09 birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

0117  On August - 09 death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On this day in history flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  On August - 09 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   

1107  On August - 09 death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)   

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

1250  On August - 09 death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  On August - 09 pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies