Historical Events In August - 14

0410  Alaric sacks Rome on August - 14.  

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

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

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

1183  On August - 14 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  On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral begun  

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

1385  On August - 14 portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence  

1385  Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile on August - 14.  

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

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

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  On this day in history turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli  

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

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

1585  Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands on August - 14.  

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.  

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 August - 14.  

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

1737  On this day in history charles Hutton, mathematician  

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on August - 14.  

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.  

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)  

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.  

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

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

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.  

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  On August - 14 death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)  

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.