Historical Events In August - 21

0959  On August - 21 erachus becomes bishop of Luik   

1131  On this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies   

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  On August - 21 minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)   

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on August - 21.   

1321  160 Jews of Chincon France, burned at stake on August - 21.   

1516  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1560  Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy on August - 21.   

1567  On this day in history 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 August - 21.   

1598  On this day in history -22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence   

1627  On August - 21 jacques Mauduit, composer, dies at 69   

1629  On this day in history camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies   

1642  On August - 21 johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  On this day in history afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building on this day in history.   

1673  On August - 21 sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English & French fleet   

1673  Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51 on August - 21.   

1680  On August - 21 pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F‚ from Spanish   

1680  On August - 21 pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fé from Spanish   

1689  On this day in history the Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.   

1689  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer on this day in history.   

1689  William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II   

1718  On August - 21 emperor Karel VI, Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty   

1721  On this day in history lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet   

1723  Dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49 on August - 21.   

1725  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter   

1751  Johann Georg Witthauer, composer on this day in history.   

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 August - 21.   

1765  William IV, king of England (1830-37) on August - 21.   

1772  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 on this day in history.   

1772  Alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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1165  On this day in history birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)   

1535  Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On August - 21 birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on August - 21.   

1642  On August - 21 birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building was born on this day in history.   

1665  Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729) was born on August - 21.   

1131  On this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies   

1157  On this day in history death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on this day in history.   

1245  On this day in history alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on August - 21.   

1516  On August - 21 john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78   

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on this day in history.   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on this day in history.