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 this day in history tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor  

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

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 this day in history.  

1385  Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence on August - 14.  

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

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

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1433  On this day in history 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 this day in history columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela  

1551  On August - 14 turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli  

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

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

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  Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru on August - 14.  

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

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

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

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  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] on August - 14.  

1688  Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants) on August - 14.  

1714  On August - 14 claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter  

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

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

1737  Charles Hutton, mathematician on August - 14.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 August - 14.  

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 August - 14.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1433  On this day in history 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