Page 2: Historical Events In September - 08

1565  On September - 08 turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese &Knights of St John   

1565  1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida) on September - 08.   

1588  Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) on September - 08.   

1591  On September - 08 jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

1613  On September - 08 don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies   

1621  Louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy) on September - 08.   

1628  Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet on this day in history.   

1633  Carlo Caraffa, Ital jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72 on September - 08.   

1636  On this day in history harvard College is established.   

1637  Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies   

1645  On September - 08 francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author/poet, dies at 64   

1654  Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies on September - 08.   

1660  Daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54 on September - 08.   

1664  On this day in history dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers   

1664  On this day in history the British receive New Amsterdam from the Dutch, and later rename it to New York.   

1672  On this day in history nicolas de Grigny, composer   

1675  On this day in history amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, dies at 73   

1689  China & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) on September - 08.   

1706  Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1713  Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" on September - 08.   

1718  On this day in history francois-Thomas the Baculard d'Arnaud, sentimental writer   

1727  A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children on this day in history.   

1736  Bernardo Ottani, composer on this day in history.   

1753  On September - 08 the birth of John Soane, English architect   

1755  On September - 08 battle at Lake George: English army beats France   

1756  On this day in history french and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.   

1756  On this day in history anton Teyber, composer   

1760  French army gives Montreal to Gen Jeffrey Amherst on this day in history.   

1761  Marriage of George III of the United Kingdom to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte) on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history karl August von Lichtenstein, composer   

1771  Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California on this day in history.   

1771  The birth of Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet   

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0801  Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865) was born on September - 08.   

0828  On September - 08 birth of ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)   

1157  Richard I, [Richard the Lion Hearted], King of England (1189-99) was born on September - 08.   

1207  Sancho II, king of Portugal was born on September - 08.   

1271  Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1380  Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1474  On September - 08 birth of ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet (Orlando Furioso)   

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on September - 08.   

0394  On September - 08 death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide   

0701  On September - 08 sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies   

0780  On this day in history leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies   

0876  Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 on September - 08.   

1100  On September - 08 clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies   

1397  On this day in history death of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester.   

1425  Death of King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of john Stokesley, English churchman