Historical Events In August - 09

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

0378  Battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army on August - 09.   

0378  On August - 09 flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0681  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 on August - 09.   

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

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on this day in history.   

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

1173  Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.   

1329  Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop on this day in history.   

1378  On August - 09 cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1483  Opening of the Sistine Chapel on August - 09.   

1516  Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66 on August - 09.   

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

1593  On August - 09 izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

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

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

1612  Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies on this day in history.   

1613  On August - 09 giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36   

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

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 August - 09.   

1652  John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 09.   

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

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

1673  On August - 09 admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY   

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 August - 09.   

1690  On this day in history lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer   

1696  Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general on this day in history.   

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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 August - 09 birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

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

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

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on August - 09.   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1048  On this day in history pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on August - 09.   

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

1250  On this day in history death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

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