Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor on August - 22.   

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  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 this day in history.   

0851  Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland on August - 22.   

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

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 on August - 22.   

1454  Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus on August - 22.   

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

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on August - 22.   

1485  On this day in history richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on August - 22.   

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  On this day in history john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

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

1572  On this day in history failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

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

1603  On this day in history 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam   

1614  On August - 22 trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on this day in history.   

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  English Civil War begins on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 22.   

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

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1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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

1615  On August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

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

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 22.   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on August - 22.