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 this day in history.   

0476  On August - 22 odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

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

1286  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82   

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on August - 22.   

1553  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history christopher Gibbons, composer   

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 this day in history english Civil War begins   

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

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) on August - 22.   

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam   

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

1680  On this day in history johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  On August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

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

1188  On this day in history death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

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 August - 22.   

1286  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1304  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)