Historical Events In August - 15

0069  Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  On August - 15 battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great   

0778  On August - 15 roland, Frankish commander   

0927  The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto on August - 15.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1040  King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland on this day in history.   

1040  On August - 15 king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1057  King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada on August - 15.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1185  The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia on August - 15.   

1308  Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece on this day in history.   

1369  Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on August - 15.   

1432  On August - 15 luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1457  On this day in history earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed   

1461  On this day in history the Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.   

1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.   

1519  On August - 15 panama City founded   

1534  Ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits on this day in history.   

1535  Asuncion, Paraguay founded on this day in history.   

1537  Asunción, Paraguay, is founded on August - 15.   

1540  Arequipa, Peru, is founded on this day in history.   

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on August - 15.   

1548  Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France on August - 15.   

1549  On this day in history portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan   

1576  On August - 15 baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies   

1599  Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass on August - 15.   

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1615  On August - 15 cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 15 miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies   

1620  On this day in history mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims   

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1171  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  On August - 15 birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)