Page 2: Historical Events In August - 14

1740  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) on August - 14.   

1742  On this day in history marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris)   

1743  On August - 14 prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War   

1756  On August - 14 french capture Fort Oswego, NY   

1758  On this day in history battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

1758  Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1762  English fleet occupies Havana on August - 14.   

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

1765  On this day in history mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree)   

1769  On August - 14 friedrich Ludwig Dulon, flautist/composer   

1777  On August - 14 hans Christian Oersted, Den, physicist/chemist (View of Chemical Law)   

1778  Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies on this day in history.   

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on August - 14.   

1784  On this day in history first Russian colony in Alaska is founded on Kodiak Island.   

1784  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat on this day in history.   

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

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

1790  On August - 14 sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela   

1794  On this day in history george Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies   

1802  On August - 14 letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet (Heath's Book of Beauty)   

1810  Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer on August - 14.   

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  On August - 14 henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1816  Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on August - 14.   

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

1821  Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army) on August - 14.   

1823  Karel Miry, composer on August - 14.   

1824  General Lafayette returns to US on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out on this day in history.   

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

1834  On August - 14 friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

1836  Walter Besant, writer/philanthropist (Rebel Queen) on this day in history.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on August - 14.   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

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

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

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

0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

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

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