Historical Events In September - 22

0066  Today in history emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica.  

0130  Today in history claudius Galenus, Italian physicia/ cholar  

0530  Today in history boniface II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

1236  The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Šiauliai today in history.  

1499  Switzerland became an independent state on September - 22.  

1504  Settle engagement of Karel of Luxembourg & Claudia the Beaujeu today in history.  

1515  On September - 22 the birth of Ann of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII  

1529  Cardinal Thomas Wolsey lays-off English Lord Chancellor today in history.  

1586  Today in history battle at Zutphen: English vs Dutch army  

1598  Today in history ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter.  

1656  All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) on September - 22.  

1290  Today in history birth of bilbo Baggins, (in Shire Reconning)  

1515  Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII was born on September - 22.  

1547  Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590) was born today in history.  

1601  On September - 22 birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III  

1606  Today in history birth of li Zicheng, Chinese rebel (d. 1645)  

1680  Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (d. 1747) was born today in history.  

1694  Today in history birth of lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)  

1715  Today in history birth of jean-Étienne Guettard, French physician and scientist (d. 1786)  

1072  Death of Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian and scholar-official (b. 1007) on September - 22.  

1197  Petrus Cantor, French theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum), dies today in history.  

1253  Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53 on September - 22.  

1286  On September - 22 mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60  

1345  On September - 22 death of henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester (b. 1281)  

1392  Death of Aleid van Poelgeest, lover of earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22 on September - 22.  

1399  Death of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1366) on September - 22.  

1408  Today in history johannes VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90/1404-8), dies