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  Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War on this day in history.   

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

1758  Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed on this day in history.   

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

1762  English fleet occupies Havana on this day in history.   

1763  On August - 14 giovanni Battista Somis, composer, dies at 76   

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

1778  On this day in history augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies   

1782  Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies on this day in history.   

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

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

1785  On this day in history john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies   

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

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

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

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

1810  On August - 14 samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history 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  On August - 14 william Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1825  On August - 14 dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out   

1833  On this day in history luigi Cagnola, architect, dies   

1834  On this day in history friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer, dies at 63   

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

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1297  On August - 14 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  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

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  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 14.   

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

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

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

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