Historical Events In August - 21

0959  Erachus becomes bishop of Luik on August - 21.   

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.   

1165  On August - 21 philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)   

1190  On August - 21 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  On this day in history alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1567  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint on August - 21.   

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  -22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence on this day in history.   

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

1629  Camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies on this day in history.   

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer on this day in history.   

1643  On August - 21 afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)   

1660  On this day in history hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1673  On this day in history 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  Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F‚ from Spanish on this day in history.   

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

1689  On August - 21 the Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.   

1689  On this day in history jose Pradas Gallen, composer   

1689  On August - 21 william Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier   

1703  Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II on August - 21.   

1718  On this day in history emperor Karel VI, Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty   

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

1723  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.   

1765  William IV, king of England (1830-37) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history 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  Alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29 on August - 21.   

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

1535  On August - 21 birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)   

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

1597  On August - 21 birth of roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)   

1642  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on August - 21.   

1660  On this day in history birth of hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

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

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.   

1157  Death of King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on this day in history.   

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

1581  Death of Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) on August - 21.   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on August - 21.