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  On this day in history odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop.   

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

1138  On this day in history 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 this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

1286  On August - 22 erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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  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  Battle of Bosworth Field on August - 22.   

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

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 August - 22.   

1553  On August - 22 john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  On this day in history spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic   

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny on August - 22.   

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on August - 22.   

1603  1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1614  Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt on August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.   

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  English Civil War begins on August - 22.   

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

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  On this day in history jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists   

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

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

1615  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

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

1679  On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

0634  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  On this day in history 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)