Monthly Archives: August 2010

August 31 – Events: 1056 – Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty. 1142 – With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the … Continue reading →

August 30 – Events: 1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang—are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in … Continue reading →

About a month or so ago, I ran a promotion that was two-fold: one, (and self-serving) was to have sales of the new revision to my book Free Kindle Books and How to Find Them and two, to raise money … Continue reading →

August 29 – Events: 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time. 1189 – Ban Kulin wrote The Charter of Kulin, which became a symbolic “birth certificate” of Bosnian statehood. 1350 – Battle of Winchelsea (or … Continue reading →

August 28 – Events: 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna, and appoints Romulus Augustus, his own son, as emperor. 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer … Continue reading →

August 27 – Events: 479 BC – Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. Along the with the Greek victory on the same day … Continue reading →

August 26 – Events: 55 BC – Julius Caesar invades Britain. 1071 – Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. 1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II … Continue reading →

August 25 – Events: 1248 – The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht. 1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the … Continue reading →

August 24 – Events: 49 BC – Julius Caesar’s general Gaius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. 79 … Continue reading →

August 23 – Events: 79 – Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. 1305 – William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. 1328 – Battle … Continue reading →