Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On August - 14 alaric sacks Rome  

0554  Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy on this day in history.  

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

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 14 construction of Cologne Cathedral begun  

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan on this day in history.  

1385  Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence on this day in history.  

1385  On August - 14 battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile  

1395  On this day in history utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden  

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.  

1457  Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) on this day in history.  

1498  Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela on August - 14.  

1551  On this day in history turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli  

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

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

1585  On August - 14 queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands  

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49  

1597  On this day in history 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  On this day in history dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru  

1626  On August - 14 daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

1636  On August - 14 spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens  

1642  Able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia on August - 14.  

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  On this day in history johann Georg Christian Storl, composer  

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  Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants) on this day in history.  

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

1727  Henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752) on August - 14.  

1727  On August - 14 william Croft, composer, dies at 48  

1737  On August - 14 charles Hutton, mathematician  

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1297  On this day in history 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  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.  

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

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)  

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.  

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.  

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.  

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.  

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.  

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.  

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49  

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