Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76   

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  On this day in history hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law)   

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

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on this day in history.   

1784  First Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

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

1788  Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on August - 14.   

1790  Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela on this day in history.   

1794  On August - 14 george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

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  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 this day in history.   

1816  Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.   

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

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

1823  On this day in history 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  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on this day in history.   

1834  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on this day in history.   

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

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

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

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

1599  On this day in history 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  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on August - 14.   

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

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On August - 14 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  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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