Historical Events In August - 21

0959  On this day in history erachus becomes bishop of Luik  

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  Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies on August - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1560  On August - 21 tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy  

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

1583  On this day in history the Delight, with 85 persons aboard, founders on the banks of Sable Island; first Canadian shipwreck on record.  

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

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

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

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

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

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building on August - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer on August - 21.  

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

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

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

1725  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter on this day in history.  

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

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  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 August - 21.  

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 August - 21.  

1567  On this day in history 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  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1614  On this day in history death of elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560)