Page 2: Historical Events In September - 08

1565  Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese &Knights of St John on this day in history.   

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

1588  On September - 08 marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian)   

1591  On this day in history jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

1613  Don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies on September - 08.   

1621  On this day in history louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy)   

1628  Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet on September - 08.   

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

1636  Harvard College is established on September - 08.   

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

1644  On this day in history francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies   

1645  On this day in history francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author/poet, dies at 64   

1654  On September - 08 peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies   

1660  Daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1672  Nicolas de Grigny, composer on this day in history.   

1675  On September - 08 amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, dies at 73   

1689  China & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) on September - 08.   

1706  Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism"   

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 this day in history.   

1736  On September - 08 bernardo Ottani, composer   

1753  On September - 08 the birth of John Soane, English architect   

1755  On September - 08 battle at Lake George: English army beats France   

1756  French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition on this day in history.   

1756  Anton Teyber, composer on September - 08.   

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

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

1767  On this day in history karl August von Lichtenstein, composer   

1771  Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

0828  Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) was born on this day in history.   

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

1207  On this day in history birth of sancho II, king of Portugal   

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1380  On this day in history birth of bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint   

1474  Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso) was born on September - 08.   

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

0394  On September - 08 death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide   

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on this day in history.   

0780  On September - 08 leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies   

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

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

1397  On September - 08 death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.   

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on September - 08.   

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