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 August - 14.   

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

1756  On August - 14 french capture Fort Oswego, NY   

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

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

1762  On August - 14 english fleet occupies Havana   

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

1765  Mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) on this day in history.   

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  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on August - 14.   

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

1784  On August - 14 francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat   

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

1788  On August - 14 thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies   

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

1794  On this day in history 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  On this day in history british warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus   

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

1814  On August - 14 henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1816  On this day in history great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

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

1821  Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1823  Karel Miry, composer on August - 14.   

1824  General Lafayette returns to US on August - 14.   

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

1825  Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out on this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

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  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

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

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

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  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

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 this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60