Historical Events In August - 22

0392  On this day in history arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.   

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

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

0565  On August - 22 st Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness   

0634  On August - 22 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 August - 22.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.   

1286  On August - 22 erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 on August - 22.   

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  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  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on this day in history.   

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on August - 22.   

1559  On this day in history spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic   

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

1582  On August - 22 king James IV of Scotland captured   

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

1614  Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt on this day in history.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

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

1639  Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers on this day in history.   

1642  On August - 22 english Civil War begins   

1642  On this day in history civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) on this day in history.   

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

1654  On this day in history 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  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

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

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.   

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

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

1155  On this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.   

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.