Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1071  Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King.   

1099  Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon.   

1263  King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings.   

1263  King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing.   

1399  King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry   

1458  Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II.   

1477  Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of   

1493  Maximilian I of Austria is recorded as becoming Roman Catholic German emperor.   

1342  Katharine of bohemia: Duchess of bavaria   

1398  Marqués de santillana: Spanish poet   

1521  Lodovico guicciardini: Italian historian (descrittione di tutti)   

1557  Frederick i: Duke of württemberg   

1558  Paulus merula: Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  Henry rich: 1st earl of holland, english soldier   

1596  Elisabeth stuart: English daughter of james i   

1596  Elizabeth stuart: Electress palatine and queen of bohemia   

0440  Sixtus iii: Italian pope (432-40),   

0472  Ricimer: Barbaars general,   

1186  Geoffrey ii: Duke of brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Ramon berenguer iv: Count of provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Alphonso: Earl of chester, son of edward i of england (b. 1273)   

1297  Saint louis of toulouse: French catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick iii of innsbruck: German emperor (1440-1493),   

1580  Andrea palladio: Architect/writer (il redentore, venice),