Tag: August

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 651 Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary 799 Musa al-Kazim, Shia Imam, dies of mysterious causes while a...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 3rd Roman Emperor (37-41 AD) who was known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, born in Anzio, Italy 1569 Jahangir,...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 1142 Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League 1230 Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice 1310...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Did You Know? A. J. Reach Co. patents cork-centered baseball August 31, 1909 Fun Fact About August 31 A Pentium computer running Richard...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 526 Theodoric the Great, King of Ostrogoths (471-526), dies at 71 or 72 1181 Alexander III , Italian Pope (1159-81),...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Spanish King of Castile and Leon (1350-69), born in Burgos, Spain 1609 Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), born in...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 257 St Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany 1146 European...

Did You Know? Hotline communication link between the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Kremlin in Moscow is installed. Often...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 29 John the Baptist, beheaded 683 K'inich Janaab' Pakal , Ajaw (King) of Palenque (615-83), dies at 80 886 Basilius I,...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 1321 John of Artois, Count of Eu, French nobleman and soldier captured at the Battle of Poitiers (place of...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) 1178 Anti-Pope Callistus...

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Major Events 1526 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle, the Kingdom of Hungary is conquered by the Ottoman...