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91August 2 — Events * 338 BC A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. * 216 BC Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae The Carthaginian… …
92August 7 — The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through its summer and the Southern Hemisphere half way through its winter on this day.Events*322 BC Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.… …
93August 15 — Events* 778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed. * 927 The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto. *1040 King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.… …
94August 17 — Events*986 A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan s Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aaron. The Byzantine emperor Basil II narrowly escaped. *1807 Robert Fulton s first American steamboat leaves New York City… …
95August 12 — It is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It is also known as the Glorious Twelfth in the UK, as it marks the traditional start of the grouse shooting season.Events*1099 First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey… …
96August 18 — Events*293 BC The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. *1201 The city of Riga is founded. *1541 A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto… …
97August 21 — Events*1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) *1680 Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. *1689 The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland …
98August 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 of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of… …
99August 11 — Events*2492 BC Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation. *480 BC Greco Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium the Persians achieve a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near… …
100august — adj. August is used with these nouns: ↑journal …
