Historical Events In August - 25

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

0325  Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity on this day in history.  

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

0383  On August - 25 flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25  

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on this day in history.  

1212  Children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa on this day in history.  

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

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

1270  On this day in history louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56  

1330  AntiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself on this day in history.  

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

1425  Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail on August - 25.  

1485  On this day in history battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III  

1499  On August - 25 battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians  

1530  On this day in history the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Crowned as first Tsar of Russia in 1547  

1530  Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) on this day in history.  

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

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

1554  On this day in history thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1566  On August - 25 iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht  

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

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

1609  Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on August - 25.  

1609  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1688  Henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica on this day in history.  

1689  On August - 25 montr‚al taken by Iroquois  

1689  Battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French on August - 25.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 25 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  On August - 25 birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer  

1724  On August - 25 birth of george Stubbs, England, animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)  

1741  Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

0079  Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on this day in history.  

0383  On August - 25 death of flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25  

0882  Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on August - 25.  

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

1227  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on August - 25.  

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

1282  On this day in history death of thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)  

1330  On this day in history death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)