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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1350  On August - 22 philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies  

1367  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on August - 22.  

1532  On this day in history william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82  

1543  On August - 22 emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren  

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

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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 on August - 22.  

1642  On this day in history english Civil War begins  

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

1647  On this day in history denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)  

1654  Jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam on August - 22.  

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

1601  On August - 22 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)  

1615  On August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer  

1624  On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)  

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

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer  

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 August - 22 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 August - 22.  

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

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

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