Historical Events In August - 08

0070  On August - 08 tower of Antonia destroyed by Romans   

0117  On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

0870  Kings Charles the Bare & Louis the German divide Lutherans on August - 08.   

0936  On August - 08 german king Otto I the Great, crowned   

1220  On August - 08 sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.   

1322  On August - 08 emperor Godaigo, makes Sojiji monastery. chief monastery of Soto Sect   

1445  On August - 08 oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1502  Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor on August - 08.   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1509  The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire on August - 08.   

1549  On August - 08 france declares war on England   

1567  On this day in history duke of Alva's army enters Brussels Belgium   

1570  Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots on this day in history.   

1571  John Ward, composer on this day in history.   

1579  Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on August - 08.   

1585  On August - 08 pope Sixtus excommunicates Hendrik van Navarra (Henri IV)   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen on August - 08.   

1588  Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada on this day in history.   

1588  Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.   

1605  On August - 08 the city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.   

1609  Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope on this day in history.   

1616  On August - 08 cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) on August - 08.   

1619  On August - 08 duke Maximilian I & Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen   

1647  On this day in history irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces at Dangan Hill in Ireland.   

1647  The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

1673  Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of NYC on August - 08.   

1685  On August - 08 sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Ital painter (Madonna), dies at 75   

1693  On this day in history laurent Belissen, composer   

1694  Antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theology, dies at 82 on August - 08.   

1700  Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty on August - 08.   

1700  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 on August - 08.   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on this day in history.   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on August - 08.   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on August - 08.   

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

0117  On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  On August - 08 death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on this day in history.