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  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness on this day in history.  

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

0851  Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 August - 22 erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered  

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1350  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on this day in history.  

1367  On this day in history egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57  

1454  On August - 22 jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus  

1485  Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets on August - 22.  

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on this day in history.  

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 August - 22.  

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

1572  On August - 22 failed assassination on admiral De Coligny  

1582  On this day in history king James IV of Scotland captured  

1603  1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam on August - 22.  

1614  Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt on this day in history.  

1615  On this day in history christopher Gibbons, composer  

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.  

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  English Civil War begins on August - 22.  

1642  On August - 22 civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament  

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

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  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on August - 22.  

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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 August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer  

1624  On August - 22 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  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.  

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

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48  

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on August - 22.  

1155  On this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)  

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.  

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

1280  On August - 22 nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies  

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

1304  On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)