Historical Events In August - 15

0069  On this day in history servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  

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 this day in history roland, Frankish commander  

0927  On this day in history the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.  

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.  

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  King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.  

1057  Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.  

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

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

1185  On this day in history the cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.  

1308  On this day in history johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece  

1369  On August - 15 philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England  

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) on this day in history.  

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  On August - 15 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58  

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

1519  Panama City founded on this day in history.  

1534  On this day in history ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits  

1535  Asuncion, Paraguay founded on August - 15.  

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

1540  Arequipa, Peru, is founded on August - 15.  

1543  On August - 15 jesuit order founded in Paris  

1548  On this day in history mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France  

1549  On August - 15 portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan  

1576  On this day in history baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies  

1599  Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass on this day in history.  

1600  On August - 15 johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60  

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

1619  On this day in history hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate  

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.  

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

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1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)  

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.  

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.  

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

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)  

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.  

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

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher  

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

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies  

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

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.  

1057  On August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan  

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies  

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.