Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

0778  Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great on August - 15.  

0778  On this day in history roland, Frankish commander  

0927  The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto on this day in history.  

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

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

1040  On this day in history king Duncan I of Scotland  

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

1057  On this day in history king Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.  

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

1185  On August - 15 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 August - 15.  

1457  Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed on this day in history.  

1461  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 on August - 15.  

1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on August - 15.  

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

1535  On this day in history asuncion, Paraguay founded  

1537  On August - 15 asunción, Paraguay, is founded.  

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

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on this day in history.  

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  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on August - 15.  

1599  On August - 15 nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass  

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on August - 15.  

1615  On this day in history cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies  

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

1619  On this day in history miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies  

1620  Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims on August - 15.  

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

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.  

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  

1575  Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.  

1613  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.  

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.  

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

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)