Historical Events In August - 25

0079  On this day in history gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies  

0325  On this day in history council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity  

0357  On August - 25 battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught  

0383  Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on August - 25.  

0882  On this day in history louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1212  On this day in history children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa  

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on this day in history.  

1248  On August - 25 the Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.  

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on August - 25.  

1330  On August - 25 antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

1346  Louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle on August - 25.  

1425  On August - 25 countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail  

1485  Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III on August - 25.  

1499  Battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians on August - 25.  

1530  The birth of Ivan the Terrible, Crowned as first Tsar of Russia in 1547 on August - 25.  

1530  On August - 25 ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)  

1537  On this day in history the Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.  

1540  Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.  

1554  Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies on August - 25.  

1556  On this day in history david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54  

1558  On this day in history king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.  

1566  On this day in history iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht  

1580  On this day in history battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal  

1580  Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers  

1609  Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in history.  

1628  On August - 25 assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia  

1649  On August - 25 richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36  

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent on August - 25.  

1688  On this day in history henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica  

1689  On August - 25 montr‚al taken by Iroquois  

1689  On this day in history battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French  

1698  On August - 25 czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe  

1704  On August - 25 battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet  

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1530  On August - 25 birth of ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)  

1561  Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1624  On August - 25 birth of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)  

1662  On this day in history birth of john Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724)  

1664  On August - 25 birth of johan van de Bergh, Leids regent  

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)  

1741  On August - 25 birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)  

0079  On August - 25 gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies  

0383  Death of Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on August - 25.  

0882  On this day in history louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1192  On August - 25 death of hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)  

1227  On August - 25 ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies  

1270  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on August - 25.  

1282  Death of Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218) on this day in history.  

1330  Death of Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286) on this day in history.