Historical Events In August - 21

0959  Erachus becomes bishop of Luik on August - 21.   

1131  Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies on August - 21.   

1165  Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

1192  Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) on this day in history.   

1245  Alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1321  On August - 21 160 Jews of Chincon France, burned at stake   

1516  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78 on August - 21.   

1560  Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy on August - 21.   

1567  On August - 21 francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1583  On August - 21 the Delight, with 85 persons aboard, founders on the banks of Sable Island; first Canadian shipwreck on record.   

1598  On August - 21 -22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence   

1627  Jacques Mauduit, composer, dies at 69 on August - 21.   

1629  On August - 21 camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies   

1642  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer on this day in history.   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) on this day in history.   

1660  Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building on August - 21.   

1673  Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English & French fleet on this day in history.   

1673  Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral/Civil rights activist, dies at 51 on August - 21.   

1680  On this day in history pueblo Indians took possession of Santa F‚ from Spanish   

1680  On this day in history pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fé from Spanish   

1689  On this day in history the Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.   

1689  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer on August - 21.   

1689  On August - 21 william Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier   

1703  Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II on August - 21.   

1718  Emperor Karel VI, Turkey & Venice sign peace treaty on August - 21.   

1721  On August - 21 lucretia W van Winter-van Merken, Dutch poet   

1723  Dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49 on August - 21.   

1725  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter on August - 21.   

1751  Johann Georg Witthauer, composer on August - 21.   

1760  The church (later cathedral) of "Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)" is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city on August - 21.   

1765  William IV, king of England (1830-37) on this day in history.   

1772  On August - 21 king Gustav III completes his coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.   

1772  On this day in history alessandro Felici, composer, dies at 29   

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1165  On August - 21 birth of philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France (1179-1223)   

1535  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)   

1567  On August - 21 birth of francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint   

1597  Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Treiber, composer   

1643  Afonso VI, king of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On August - 21 birth of hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building   

1665  On this day in history birth of giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (d. 1729)   

1131  On this day in history boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies   

1157  On August - 21 death of king Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)   

1190  On August - 21 godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies   

1245  On August - 21 alexander van Hales, English scholar, dies   

1271  Death of Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220) on August - 21.   

1516  On August - 21 john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland, dies at 78   

1581  On this day in history death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

1614  Death of Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer (b. 1560) on this day in history.