Historical Events In August - 24

0079  Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum   

0079  Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15000 die   

0410  Rome overrun by Visigoths, symbolized fall of Western Roman Empire.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies.   

1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy.   

1200  John of England, famous for issuing the inaugural Magna Carta, married Isabella of Angouleme at the Bordeaux Cathedral.   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland.   

1215  Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid   

1217  Battle at South Foreland: English fleet beats France.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle.   

1313  Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, dies.   

1113  Geoffrey plantagenet: France, conquered normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of anjou: Count of anjou   

1198  King alexander ii of scotland: King alexander ii of scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris iv: Count of holland   

1358  King john i of castile: King john i of castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany   

1420  Albrecht van eyb: German humanist/parson (bamberg & eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole bottrigari: Composer   

0079  Pliny the elder: Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus iii berbein: [blootbeen], king of norway (1093-1103),   

1217  Eustace "the monk": French buccaneer,   

1313  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king/emperor (1308/12-13),   

1371  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Girolamo francesco maria mazzola: Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Gasparo contarini: Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Gaspard de châtillon: Count the coligny, french gen/admiral, beheaded