Historical Events In August - 25

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

0325  On August - 25 council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity   

0357  On this day in history battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught   

0383  On this day in history flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25   

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

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

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

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  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  On August - 25 battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III   

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 August - 25.   

1530  On this day in history ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)   

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 August - 25 thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies   

1556  David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on this day in history.   

1558  On August - 25 king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.   

1566  On August - 25 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 August - 25.   

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

1609  On this day in history galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers   

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

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

1664  On this day in history johan van de Bergh, Leids regent   

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

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

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

1698  Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on August - 25.   

1704  On this day in history battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet   

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1530  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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  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  Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies on August - 25.   

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

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

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