Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On this day in history alaric sacks Rome   

0554  On August - 14 ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy   

0582  On this day in history tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

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

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 this day in history.   

1248  Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1457  Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) on August - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla   

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

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

1598  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 on this day in history.   

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

1626  Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on this day in history.   

1636  Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens on August - 14.   

1642  On this day in history able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia   

1642  On August - 14 cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723)   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60   

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 August - 14.   

1688  On August - 14 frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)   

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter on August - 14.   

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

1727  On this day in history william Croft, composer, dies at 48   

1737  On August - 14 charles Hutton, mathematician   

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

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

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  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

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

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

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

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

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

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