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 this day in history.   

0778  Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great on this day in history.   

0778  Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

0927  On August - 15 the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.   

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

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  King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada on this day in history.   

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

1185  On August - 15 the cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.   

1308  Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece on August - 15.   

1369  On this day in history philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history panama City founded   

1534  Ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits on August - 15.   

1535  On this day in history asuncion, Paraguay founded   

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

1540  On August - 15 arequipa, Peru, is founded.   

1543  On this day in history jesuit order founded in Paris   

1548  On August - 15 mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France   

1549  Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1619  On August - 15 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

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

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

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