Historical Events In August - 24

0079  On this day in history mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum   

0079  On this day in history mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii & Herculaneum, 15,000 die   

0410  Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire on this day in history.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

1113  On this day in history geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

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  Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid on August - 24.   

1217  Battle at South Foreland: English fleet beats France on August - 24.   

1217  On August - 24 eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, dies.   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

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

1371  On this day in history 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  Portugese troops under Afonso the Albuquerque occupy Malakka on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history battle at Aleppo: Turks beat Syria   

1531  On this day in history ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1542  On this day in history conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain   

1561  Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon on August - 24.   

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

1572  Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.   

1579  John Amner, composer on August - 24.   

1591  Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) on August - 24.   

1595  On August - 24 thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies   

1608  On August - 24 1st English convoy lands at Surat India   

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.   

1654  Louis II Condé disbands ends of Atrecht on August - 24.   

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

1662  On August - 24 act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer   

1664  On August - 24 maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  On August - 24 francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57   

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

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

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

1393  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

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

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

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

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

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

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  On this day in history death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.