Page 2: Historical Events In September - 08

1565  Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese &Knights of St John on September - 08.   

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 this day in history don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies   

1621  On September - 08 louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy)   

1628  On this day in history bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet   

1633  On September - 08 carlo Caraffa, Ital jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72   

1636  Harvard College is established on September - 08.   

1637  Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63 on September - 08.   

1644  On September - 08 francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies   

1645  Francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author/poet, dies at 64 on September - 08.   

1654  On September - 08 peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies   

1660  Daniel von Czepko, German poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1664  Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers on this day in history.   

1664  On September - 08 the British receive New Amsterdam from the Dutch, and later rename it to New York.   

1672  Nicolas de Grigny, composer on September - 08.   

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

1689  On this day in history china & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul)   

1706  Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on September - 08.   

1713  Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" on this day in history.   

1718  On September - 08 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 September - 08.   

1753  The birth of John Soane, English architect on September - 08.   

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  Anton Teyber, composer on this day in history.   

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 September - 08.   

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

1771  On September - 08 mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California   

1771  On September - 08 the birth of Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa   

1774  Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet on September - 08.   

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0801  On September - 08 birth of ansgar, German Catholic archbishop (d. 865)   

0828  On this day in history 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  On September - 08 birth of bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint   

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

1515  Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

0394  On this day in history death of arbogast, French general, commits suicide   

0701  Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies on this day in history.   

0780  Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies on this day in history.   

0876  On September - 08 lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72   

1100  Clement III, [Wibert van Ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies on this day in history.   

1397  Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester on September - 08.   

1425  On this day in history death of king Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361)   

1539  On September - 08 death of john Stokesley, English churchman