Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48.   

0476  Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop   

0565  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness.   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

0851  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   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies.   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57.   

1454  Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus   

1485  Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets.   

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field.   

1485  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer.   

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

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren.   

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic.   

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny.   

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured   

1603  1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam.   

1614  Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase and plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer   

1632  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.   

1642  English Civil War begins.   

1642  Civil War in England began between Royalists and Parliament   

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine).   

1654  Jacob Barsimson, said to be inaugural Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam.   

1654  Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the inaugural Jewish colonists   

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

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1530  Bartolomeo spontone: Composer   

1601  Georges de scudéry: French writer   

1615  Christopher gibbons: Composer   

1624  Jean renaud de segrais: French writer   

1647  Denis papin: French physicist (papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre guérin de tencin: French cardinal   

1681  Pierre danican philidor: Composer   

1753  Christian friedrich ruppe: Composer   

0408  Flavius stilicho: West roman field leader (395-408),   

0634  Death of Abd allah abu bekr: Arabic merchant/1st kalief of islam,   

1155  Konoe: Emperor of japan (b. 1139)   

1188  Ferdinand ii: King of leon (b. 1137)   

1241  Death of Gregory ix: [ugolino di segni], italian pope,   

1280  Death of Nicholas iii: [giovanni gaetano orsini], italian pope (1277-80),   

1286  Death of Erik v klipping: King of denmark, murdered   

1304  Death of John ii: Count of hainaut (b. 1247)