Historical Events In August - 29

0029  John the Baptist, beheaded.   

0284  Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs)   

0284  Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) is recorded as becoming emperor of Rome.   

0708  Copper coins are minted in Japan for the inaugural time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)   

0886  The Byzantine emperor Basil I dies after a 19-year reign that has been marked by rare wisdom despite its treacherous beginnings and despite Basil's lack of education   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies.   

1178  Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III.   

1261  Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV.   

1350  Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships   

1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19).   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator.   

1475  Treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting).   

1484  Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII   

1521  The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.   

1523  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs.   

1526  Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács   

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20   

1533  Atahualpa, the last Incan king of Peru, is murdered at the request of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.   

1533  Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa.   

1533  Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors   

1540  Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges   

1541  The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.   

1542  Cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1612  Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese.   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron.   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

1640  English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland   

1653  Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49.   

1655  Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw.   

1657  John Lilburne, English dissenter.   

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1387  On August - 29 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  On August - 29 birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  On August - 29 birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron   

1628  On August - 29 birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  On this day in history birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.   

0886  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies   

1093  On August - 29 death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on this day in history.   

1442  On August - 29 death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  On this day in history ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20