Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

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

1742  On August - 14 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  Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed on this day in history.   

1758  Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer on August - 14.   

1762  On this day in history english fleet occupies Havana   

1763  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1769  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer   

1777  Hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law) on this day in history.   

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

1782  On August - 14 suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies   

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

1784  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat on August - 14.   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1790  Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela on August - 14.   

1794  George Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies on this day in history.   

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

1810  On August - 14 samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer   

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

1813  On this day in history 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  On August - 14 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

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

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

1823  On this day in history karel Miry, composer   

1824  On August - 14 general Lafayette returns to US   

1824  William Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 on August - 14.   

1825  Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out on August - 14.   

1833  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 14 friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

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

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

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

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

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 August - 14.   

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  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on this day in history.   

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

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