Events on 7 August 48
See all →Year 461
Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer.
Year 768
Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
Year 1461
The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
Year 1479
Battle of Guinegate, French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg.
Year 1679
The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 7 August 193
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Constantius II
b. 317 – d. 361
Constantius II, Roman emperor (d. 361)
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
b. 1282 – d. 1316
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)
Alonso de Ercilla
b. 1533 – d. 1595
Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (d. 1595)
Elizabeth Báthory
b. 1560 – d. 1614
Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
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Thomas Lupo the elder
b. 1571 – d. 1627
Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (d. 1627)
Robert Dudley (explorer)
b. 1574 – d. 1649
Robert Dudley, English geographer and explorer (b. 1574)
Georg Stiernhielm
b. 1598 – d. 1672
Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet and linguist (d. 1672)
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
b. 1613 – d. 1664
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Dutch stadtholder (d. 1664)
Muhammad Shah
b. 1702 – d. 1748
Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor of India (d. 1748)
James Bowdoin
b. 1726 – d. 1790
James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1790)
Nathanael Greene
b. 1742 – d. 1786
Nathanael Greene, American general (d. 1786)
Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange
b. 1751 – d. 1820
Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (d. 1820)
Deaths on 7 August 83
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Majorian
d. 461 (b. 420)
Majorian, Roman emperor (b. 420)
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Li Chongjun
d. 707
Li Chongjun, crown prince of the Tang Dynasty
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1106 (b. 1050)
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)
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Hugh Foliot
d. 1234
Hugh Foliot, bishop of Hereford (b.c. 1155)
Richard Middleton (Lord Chancellor)
d. 1272
Richard Middleton, Lord Chancellor of England
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Heinrich II von Rotteneck
d. 1296
Heinrich II von Rotteneck, prince-bishop of Regensburg
Joan of Kent
d. 1385 (b. 1328)
Joan of Kent (d. 1385)
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
d. 1485 (b. 1454)
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1454)
Saint Cajetan
d. 1547 (b. 1480)
Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (d. 1547)
Thomas Fleming (judge)
d. 1613 (b. 1544)
Thomas Fleming, English judge and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1544)
Vincenzo Scamozzi
d. 1616 (b. 1548)
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford
d. 1632 (b. 1575)
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, English soldier (b. 1575)