Historical Events In August - 24

0079  Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum on this day in history.   

0079  On August - 24 mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum, 15,000 die   

0410  Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire on August - 24.   

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy on this day in history.   

1200  John of England, famous for issuing the first Magna Carta, married Isabella of Angouleme at the Bordeaux Cathedral on August - 24.   

1210  On this day in history floris IV, Count of Holland   

1215  On August - 24 pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid   

1217  On August - 24 battle at South Foreland: English fleet beats France   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, dies.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.   

1349  On August - 24 6,000 Jews, blamed for the Plague, are killed in Mainz   

1371  On August - 24 eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1391  Jews of Palma Majorca massacred on August - 24.   

1420  On this day in history albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1456  The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed on this day in history.   

1511  On this day in history portugese troops under Afonso the Albuquerque occupy Malakka   

1516  Battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria on August - 24.   

1531  On this day in history ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1542  Conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain on this day in history.   

1561  On August - 24 willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon   

1572  King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded   

1579  John Amner, composer on August - 24.   

1591  Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) on this day in history.   

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on August - 24.   

1608  1st English convoy lands at Surat India on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61   

1654  On this day in history louis II Condé disbands ends of Atrecht   

1658  Battle at Grevelingen: English fleet beats Spanish on August - 24.   

1662  On this day in history act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer   

1664  On this day in history maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on August - 24.   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.   

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded