Historical Events In August - 07

0317  Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61) on this day in history.   

0479  Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

0626  On August - 07 battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated   

0768  On August - 07 stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0936  On August - 07 otto I the Great becomes King of Germany   

1033  On this day in history frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1409  Council of Pisa closes on August - 07.   

1461  On August - 07 the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.   

1479  Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI on this day in history.   

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales on this day in history.   

1485  Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.   

1498  On this day in history columbus arrives in Caribbean   

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1573  Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth on this day in history.   

1575  On August - 07 spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died   

1588  -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on August - 07.   

1598  On this day in history georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1606  The first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court on this day in history.   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1616  On this day in history vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies   

1620  Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft on August - 07.   

1657  Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 on August - 07.   

1710  On this day in history earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance   

1712  On August - 07 friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48   

1714  The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian on August - 07.   

1750  On this day in history slave uprising on Curacao   

1751  On this day in history wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V   

1760  On this day in history ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians   

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on August - 07.   

1782  Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on August - 07.   

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  On this day in history death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on August - 07.