Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On this day in history alaric sacks Rome   

0554  Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy on August - 14.   

0582  Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on August - 14.   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1183  Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei) on August - 14.   

1248  On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral begun   

1281  On this day in history kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan   

1385  On this day in history portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence   

1385  Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile on this day in history.   

1395  Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden on August - 14.   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1457  On August - 14 oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)   

1498  On August - 14 columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela   

1551  Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher on August - 14.   

1559  Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1597  On August - 14 cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

1598  On this day in history irish rebel Hugh O'Neill, the earl of Tyrone, annihilates an English force at Yellow Ford, marking the greatest Irish victory in the wars with the English   

1624  Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1636  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens   

1642  On August - 14 able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia   

1642  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) on this day in history.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1675  Johann Georg Christian Storl, composer on this day in history.   

1678  Battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange on this day in history.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)   

1714  On this day in history claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter   

1727  On this day in history henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752)   

1727  William Croft, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1737  Charles Hutton, mathematician on August - 14.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60