Historical Events In August - 21
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0959 On August - 21 erachus becomes bishop of Luik
1131 Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.
1165 Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) on this day in history.
1190 On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies
1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai ShÅgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) on August - 21.
1245 Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on August - 21.
1321 On August - 21 160 Jews of Chincon France, burned at stake
1516 John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 on August - 21.
1560 On this day in history tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy
1567 On August - 21 francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint
1583 The Delight, with 85 persons aboard, founders on the banks of Sable Island; first Canadian shipwreck on record on this day in history.
1598 On this day in history -22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence
1627 Jacques Mauduit, composer, dies at 69 on August - 21.
1629 Camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies on this day in history.
1642 Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer on August - 21.
1643 Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) on August - 21.
1660 On August - 21 hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building
1673 Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English & French fleet on August - 21.
1673 On August - 21 isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51
1680 On this day in history pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F‚ from Spanish
1680 On August - 21 pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fé from Spanish
1689 The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland on August - 21.
1689 Jose Pradas Gallen, composer on August - 21.
1689 On this day in history william Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier
1703 Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II on August - 21.
1718 On August - 21 emperor Karel VI, Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty
1721 Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet on August - 21.
1723 On August - 21 dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49
1725 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter on August - 21.
1751 On this day in history johann Georg Witthauer, composer
1760 The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city on this day in history.
1765 William IV, king of England (1830-37) on this day in history.
1772 On August - 21 king Gustav III completes his coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
1772 On this day in history alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29
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