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  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 this day in history king Duncan I of Scotland   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1461  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

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  Panama City founded on this day in history.   

1534  On August - 15 ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits   

1535  On this day in history asuncion, Paraguay founded   

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 this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history 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  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on August - 15.   

1615  Cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies on August - 15.   

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

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

1620  On August - 15 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  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.   

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

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.   

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

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on August - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

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

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  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

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