Historical Events In September - 08

1565  Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese &Knights of St John on September - 08.  

1565  1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida) on September - 08.  

1588  Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) on this day in history.  

1591  On September - 08 jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

1613  On this day in history don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies  

1621  On September - 08 louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy)  

1628  On this day in history bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet  

1633  On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Ital jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72  

1636  Harvard College is established on this day in history.  

1637  Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63 on September - 08.  

1644  On September - 08 francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies  

1645  Francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author/poet, dies at 64 on September - 08.  

1654  Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies on this day in history.  

1660  Daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54 on September - 08.  

1664  Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers on this day in history.  

1664  The British receive New Amsterdam from the Dutch, and later rename it to New York on September - 08.  

1672  Nicolas de Grigny, composer on September - 08.  

1675  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, dies at 73 on September - 08.  

1689  On September - 08 china & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul)  

1706  On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53  

1713  Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history francois-Thomas the Baculard d'Arnaud, sentimental writer  

1727  A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children on September - 08.  

1736  Bernardo Ottani, composer on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history the birth of John Soane, English architect  

1755  Battle at Lake George: English army beats France on this day in history.  

1756  French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition on September - 08.  

1756  Anton Teyber, composer on this day in history.  

1760  French army gives Montreal to Gen Jeffrey Amherst on this day in history.  

1761  Marriage of George III of the United Kingdom to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte) on this day in history.  

1767  On September - 08 karl August von Lichtenstein, composer  

1771  On this day in history mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California  

1771  On September - 08 the birth of Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa  

1774  Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet on September - 08.  

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0801  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on September - 08.  

0828  On this day in history birth of ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)  

1157  On this day in history birth of richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99)  

1207  On September - 08 birth of sancho II, king of Portugal  

1271  On this day in history birth of charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)  

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on September - 08.  

1474  On this day in history birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)  

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on September - 08.  

0394  Death of Arbogast, French general, commits suicide on this day in history.  

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies  

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on September - 08.  

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1100  On this day in history clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies  

1397  On this day in history death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.  

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on this day in history.  

1539  On this day in history death of john Stokesley, English churchman