Historical Events In August - 22

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

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

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

0851  Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland on this day in history.   

1138  On August - 22 english defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard   

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

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

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  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 August - 22.   

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

1485  On this day in history battle of Bosworth Field   

1485  On August - 22 richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1532  William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 on August - 22.   

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

1614  On this day in history trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history english Civil War begins   

1642  Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament on August - 22.   

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

1654  Jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1680  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on August - 22.   

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1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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 August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

0408  On August - 22 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 August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)