Historical Events In August - 21

0959  Erachus becomes bishop of Luik on this day in history.  

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 August - 21.  

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

1560  On August - 21 tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy  

1567  On this day in history francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint  

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1583  The Delight, with 85 persons aboard, founders on the banks of Sable Island; first Canadian shipwreck on record on August - 21.  

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 August - 21.  

1642  On this day in history johann Friedrich Treiber, composer  

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  Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1680  Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F� from Spanish on August - 21.  

1680  Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fé from Spanish on August - 21.  

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

1689  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer on August - 21.  

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

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

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

1721  On August - 21 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 August - 21 jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter  

1751  On August - 21 johann Georg Witthauer, composer  

1760  On August - 21 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  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 August - 21 alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29  

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1165  On August - 21 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 August - 21.  

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

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

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

1665  On August - 21 birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)  

1131  On August - 21 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  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  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.