Events & Holidays In August - 12

Arequipa Week (Peru)

Defense Forces Day (Zimbabwe)

International Youth Day (International)

Montserrat Annual Pilgrimage (Montserrat)

Queen's Birthday (Thailand)

1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.