Historical Events In August - 14

0410  On August - 14 alaric sacks Rome   

0554  On this day in history ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy   

0582  Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1183  On this day in history taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei).   

1248  On this day in history construction of Cologne Cathedral begun   

1281  Kublai Khans invading fleet disappears in typhoon near Japan on this day in history.   

1385  On this day in history portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence   

1385  On August - 14 battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castile   

1395  Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden on this day in history.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1457  On this day in history oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)   

1498  On this day in history columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela   

1551  On August - 14 turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli   

1552  On August - 14 fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1559  Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla on August - 14.   

1585  Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands on August - 14.   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1597  On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

1598  On August - 14 irish rebel Hugh O'Neill, the earl of Tyrone, annihilates an English force at Yellow Ford, marking the greatest Irish victory in the wars with the English   

1624  On this day in history dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru   

1626  Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on August - 14.   

1636  On August - 14 spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens   

1642  Able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia on this day in history.   

1642  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60   

1675  On August - 14 johann Georg Christian Storl, composer   

1678  Battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange on this day in history.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS] on this day in history.   

1688  Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants) on August - 14.   

1714  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter on this day in history.   

1727  Henriette-Anne of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d.1752) on August - 14.   

1727  William Croft, composer, dies at 48 on August - 14.   

1737  Charles Hutton, mathematician on this day in history.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.