Historical Events In August - 14

1740  On this day in history pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)   

1742  On this day in history marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris)   

1743  Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War on this day in history.   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

1758  On this day in history carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

1762  English fleet occupies Havana on August - 14.   

1763  On August - 14 giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76   

1765  On August - 14 mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree)   

1769  Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer on this day in history.   

1777  Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law) on August - 14.   

1778  Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies   

1784  First Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island on August - 14.   

1784  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat on this day in history.   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on August - 14.   

1788  Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on this day in history.   

1790  On August - 14 sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela   

1794  On this day in history george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

1802  On August - 14 letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty)   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on August - 14.   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus on August - 14.   

1813  On August - 14 british warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on August - 14.   

1816  Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on August - 14.   

1820  1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC on August - 14.   

1821  On August - 14 clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1823  On August - 14 karel Miry, composer   

1824  General Lafayette returns to US on August - 14.   

1824  On this day in history william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  On this day in history dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out   

1833  On August - 14 luigi Cagnola, architect, dies   

1834  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63 on August - 14.   

1836  On this day in history walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen)   

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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  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 August - 14.   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

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

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 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  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

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

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