Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

1740  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) on this day in history.   

1742  On August - 14 marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris)   

1743  On this day in history prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War   

1756  French capture Fort Oswego, NY on this day in history.   

1758  On August - 14 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

1758  Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer on August - 14.   

1762  English fleet occupies Havana on August - 14.   

1763  Giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1765  Mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer   

1777  On this day in history hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law)   

1778  On August - 14 augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies   

1782  On August - 14 suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies   

1784  On August - 14 first Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island.   

1784  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat on August - 14.   

1785  John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on August - 14.   

1788  Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies on August - 14.   

1790  Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela on August - 14.   

1794  George Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies on this day in history.   

1802  Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty) on August - 14.   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on this day in history.   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus on this day in history.   

1813  British warship Pelican attacks & captures US war brigantine Argus on this day in history.   

1814  Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on August - 14.   

1816  On August - 14 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha   

1820  1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NYC on August - 14.   

1821  On August - 14 clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1823  On this day in history karel Miry, composer   

1824  On this day in history general Lafayette returns to US   

1824  William Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 on August - 14.   

1825  Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out on August - 14.   

1833  Luigi Cagnola, architect, dies on August - 14.   

1834  Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63 on August - 14.   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on August - 14.   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

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

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.   

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

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on this day in history.   

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.