Historical Events In August - 22

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

0408  On this day in history 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  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness on this day in history.  

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

0851  On August - 22 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 August - 22.  

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

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

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1350  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on August - 22.  

1367  On August - 22 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 August - 22.  

1485  On August - 22 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 August - 22.  

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

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

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny on this day in history.  

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1642  On August - 22 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  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on August - 22.  

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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 this day in history 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  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1155  On August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)  

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

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

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