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 this day in history.   

0626  Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated on August - 07.   

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

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

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

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

1106  On August - 07 henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1409  On this day in history council of Pisa closes   

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

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 this day in history.   

1498  Columbus arrives in Caribbean on this day in history.   

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

1573  On August - 07 francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth   

1575  Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died on August - 07.   

1588  On this day in history -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 this day in history.   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 07 robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57   

1710  Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance on August - 07.   

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 August - 07.   

1750  Slave uprising on Curacao on August - 07.   

1751  On August - 07 wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V   

1760  On August - 07 ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians   

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history badge of US Military Merit (Purple Heart) established by George Washington   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

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

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

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 this day in history.