Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0408  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0476  On this day in history odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop.   

0565  On this day in history st Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness   

0634  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

0851  On this day in history erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.   

1138  English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard on this day in history.   

1241  On August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  On August - 22 nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.   

1350  On August - 22 philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies   

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1454  On this day in history jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus   

1485  On August - 22 richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets   

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on this day in history.   

1485  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 on August - 22.   

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on this day in history.   

1532  William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren   

1553  On this day in history john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on August - 22.   

1572  On this day in history failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

1582  On this day in history king James IV of Scotland captured   

1603  1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam on August - 22.   

1614  On August - 22 trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on August - 22.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on this day in history.   

1639  On August - 22 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

1642  English Civil War begins on August - 22.   

1642  On August - 22 civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) on August - 22.   

1654  On this day in history jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam   

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists   

1680  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.   

1601  On August - 22 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  On August - 22 birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

0408  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on August - 22.   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

1188  On August - 22 death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

1286  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.