Historical Events In August - 09

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

0378  On August - 09 battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army   

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

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

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

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  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  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  On this day in history 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  On August - 09 ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies   

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

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 August - 09.   

1652  On this day in history john Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37   

1655  On this day in history 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  On August - 09 francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64   

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

1673  Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674 on this day in history.   

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

1690  On this day in history lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer   

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

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.   

1611  On August - 09 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 August - 09.   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on August - 09.   

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  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

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