Historical Events In August - 25

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

0325  On this day in history 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 August - 25 louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19  

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

1227  On this day in history 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  Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 on this day in history.  

1330  On this day in history antiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 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  On August - 25 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1609  Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in history.  

1628  Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia on this day in history.  

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 this day in history montr‚al taken by Iroquois  

1689  On August - 25 battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French  

1698  On this day in history 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 August - 25 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 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  On August - 25 birth of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian (d. 1792)  

0079  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On August - 25 death of sir James Douglas, Scottish soldier (b. 1286)