Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On this day in history alaric sacks Rome   

0554  On this day in history ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy   

0582  On August - 14 tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

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

1183  On this day in history 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).   

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

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan on August - 14.   

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

1385  On this day in history battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile   

1395  Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden on this day in history.   

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

1551  Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli on this day in history.   

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

1559  On August - 14 spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla   

1585  Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1597  Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java on August - 14.   

1598  On August - 14 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  Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on this day in history.   

1636  Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1675  On August - 14 johann Georg Christian Storl, composer   

1678  On this day in history battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange   

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

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

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter on this day in history.   

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

1727  William Croft, composer, dies at 48 on August - 14.   

1737  On this day in history charles Hutton, mathematician   

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

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

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

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

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

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  On August - 14 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 this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60