Historical Events In August - 22

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

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 August - 22.  

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies  

0851  On August - 22 erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.  

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

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on this day in history.  

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 August - 22.  

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 August - 22.  

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

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

1642  On August - 22 english Civil War begins  

1642  Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament on this day in history.  

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

1654  Jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam on August - 22.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer  

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 August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies  

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

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.  

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

1280  On this day in history 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 August - 22.