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  Battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught on this day in history.  

0383  On this day in history 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 August - 25.  

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

1248  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1330  On August - 25 antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

1346  Louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  On August - 25 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  Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on this day in history.  

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  King Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots on this day in history.  

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 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  On this day in history assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia  

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

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

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

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

1689  Battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French on this day in history.  

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 August - 25.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1662  John Leverett the Younger, American educator (d. 1724) was born on August - 25.  

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

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

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

1741  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1330  On August - 25 death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)