Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

1740  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) on August - 14.   

1742  Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) on this day in history.   

1743  On this day in history prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on August - 14.   

1758  On August - 14 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

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

1762  On this day in history english fleet occupies Havana   

1763  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1765  On this day in history mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree)   

1769  Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer on August - 14.   

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

1778  On this day in history augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies   

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 August - 14.   

1785  On August - 14 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

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

1790  On this day in history sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela   

1794  George Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies on August - 14.   

1802  Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty) on August - 14.   

1810  On this day in history samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer   

1813  On this day in history british warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus on this day in history.   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1816  On August - 14 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

1820  On this day in history 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC   

1821  Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army) on August - 14.   

1823  On this day in history karel Miry, composer   

1824  On this day in history general Lafayette returns to US   

1824  William Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 on this day in history.   

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

1833  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on August - 14.   

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

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on August - 14.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

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

1167  On August - 14 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  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

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