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 August - 22 st Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness  

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 August - 22.  

1241  On August - 22 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  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.  

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

1485  On August - 22 battle of Bosworth Field  

1485  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 on August - 22.  

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 this day in history.  

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on August - 22.  

1559  On August - 22 spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic  

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  On August - 22 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 August - 22.  

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.  

1639  On August - 22 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.  

1642  On this day in history english Civil War begins  

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

1647  On August - 22 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 this day in history.  

1680  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.  

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

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

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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.