Historical Events In August - 25
Thursday, 16 May 2024
0079 Gaius Plinius Secundus, [Plinius Maior], Roman admiral/writer, dies on this day in history.
0325 On this day in history council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity
0357 On this day in history battle at Straatsburg: Julianus beats Alamannen, Chonodomarius caught
0383 On this day in history flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome (375-383), murdered at 25
0882 Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 on August - 25.
1212 On this day in history children's cruisaders under Nicolas (10) reach Genoa
1227 On August - 25 ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies
1248 The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht on August - 25.
1270 On this day in history louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56
1330 AntiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself on this day in history.
1346 On this day in history louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle
1425 On August - 25 countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail
1485 On this day in history battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III
1499 On August - 25 battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beats Venetians
1530 On August - 25 the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Crowned as first Tsar of Russia in 1547
1530 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84) on this day in history.
1537 On August - 25 the Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
1540 Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River on August - 25.
1554 On this day in history thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies
1556 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on August - 25.
1558 On August - 25 king Francis II of France marries Mary, Queen of Scots.
1566 On August - 25 iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht
1580 Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal on this day in history.
1580 On August - 25 frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies
1609 Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in history.
1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers on this day in history.
1628 On August - 25 assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia
1649 On August - 25 richard Crashaw, English clergyman/poet, dies at about 36
1664 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent on this day in history.
1688 On August - 25 henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica
1689 On August - 25 montr‚al taken by Iroquois
1689 On August - 25 battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French
1698 Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on August - 25.
1704 On this day in history battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet
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