Historical Events In August - 25

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on August - 25.  

0325  Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity on August - 25.  

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

0383  Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on this day in history.  

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

1212  On August - 25 children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa  

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

1248  The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

1330  On August - 25 antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

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1346  On August - 25 louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle  

1425  Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail on this day in history.  

1485  Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) on August - 25.  

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  On this day in history explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River  

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  King Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots on August - 25.  

1566  Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht on this day in history.  

1580  On August - 25 battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal  

1580  Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies on August - 25.  

1609  On August - 25 galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers  

1609  On August - 25 galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers  

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

1649  Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36 on August - 25.  

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

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

1689  Montr‚al taken by Iroquois on this day in history.  

1689  On August - 25 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  Battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet on this day in history.  

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1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) was born on August - 25.  

1561  On August - 25 birth of philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer (d. 1632)  

1624  François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709) was born on August - 25.  

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

1664  Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent was born on this day in history.  

1718  Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer was born on August - 25.  

1724  George Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion) was born on this day in history.  

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on August - 25.  

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on August - 25.  

0383  Death of Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on this day in history.  

0882  On August - 25 louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

1192  Death of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142) on this day in history.  

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  On August - 25 death of thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)  

1330  Death of Sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286) on August - 25.