Historical Events In August - 07

0317  Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome (337-61) on August - 07.   

0479  Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

0626  On this day in history battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated   

0768  Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 07.   

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

0936  On this day in history otto I the Great becomes King of Germany   

1033  Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on August - 07.   

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  the Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor on this day in history.   

1479  Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI on August - 07.   

1485  On August - 07 henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales   

1485  On this day in history alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1498  On August - 07 columbus arrives in Caribbean   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

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

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on this day in history.   

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

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

1606  The first documented performance of Macbeth performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court on August - 07.   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

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

1620  On this day in history kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft   

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  Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian on this day in history.   

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on August - 07.   

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V on this day in history.   

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

1779  On this day in history carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography   

1782  Badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington on this day in history.   

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1282  On August - 07 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 August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

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

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  On August - 07 death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.