Historical Events In August - 25

0079  On this day in history 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  Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25 on this day in history.  

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

1212  Children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa on August - 25.  

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

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

1330  On this day in history antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

1346  On this day in history 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  On August - 25 battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians  

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 August - 25 the Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.  

1540  On August - 25 explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River  

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  Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht on August - 25.  

1580  Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal on August - 25.  

1580  On this day in history frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies  

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

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

1628  Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia on August - 25.  

1649  Richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36 on this day in history.  

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

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

1689  Montr‚al taken by Iroquois on August - 25.  

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 August - 25.  

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  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.  

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

1718  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Rowalt, composer  

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

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

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

0383  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.