Historical Events In August - 09

0117  On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)  

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

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

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  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.  

1048  On this day in history 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  Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.  

1329  On this day in history quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop  

1378  On this day in history cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)  

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

1483  Opening of the Sistine Chapel on August - 09.  

1516  Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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  On August - 09 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond  

1611  On August - 09 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 August - 09.  

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

1634  Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on August - 09.  

1638  On this day in history jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx  

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

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

1655  Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts on this day in history.  

1666  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" on August - 09.  

1668  Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

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 August - 09.  

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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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on August - 09.  

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

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

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)  

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

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

1674  František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on August - 09.  

0117  On this day in history death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)  

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on August - 09.  

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.  

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

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on this day in history.  

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin  

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.  

1420  On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies