Historical Events In August - 21

0959  Erachus becomes bishop of Luik on August - 21.  

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1627  On this day in history jacques Mauduit, composer, dies at 69  

1629  Camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies on August - 21.  

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer on August - 21.  

1643  On this day in history 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  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  Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F� from Spanish on August - 21.  

1680  On this day in history pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fé from Spanish  

1689  The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland on August - 21.  

1689  On this day in history jose Pradas Gallen, composer  

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

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

1718  Emperor Karel VI, Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty on August - 21.  

1721  Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49  

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

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  On this day in history william IV, king of England (1830-37)  

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

1567  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint was born on this day in history.  

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

1157  On August - 21 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 August - 21 alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies  

1271  On this day in history death of alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220)  

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

1581  On August - 21 death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)  

1614  On August - 21 death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)