Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor on August - 22.   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

0476  Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop on this day in history.   

0565  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness on August - 22.   

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

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  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

1286  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1350  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on this day in history.   

1367  On this day in history egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57   

1454  Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus on this day in history.   

1485  Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets on this day in history.   

1485  On this day in history battle of Bosworth Field   

1485  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on this day in history.   

1532  On this day in history william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82   

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

1553  On August - 22 john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 22 failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on August - 22.   

1603  On this day in history 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam   

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  On this day in history prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht   

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

1642  English Civil War begins on August - 22.   

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

1647  On this day in history denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

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  On this day in history johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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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  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

1647  On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on August - 22.   

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  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on this day in history.   

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

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

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