Historical Events In August - 22

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

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

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  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  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

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

1286  On this day in history 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 August - 22 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 this day in history battle of Bosworth Field   

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

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on this day in history.   

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on this day in history.   

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  On August - 22 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 August - 22 christopher Gibbons, composer   

1632  On August - 22 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 this day in history.   

1642  On August - 22 english Civil War begins   

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 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  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.   

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

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

1624  On this day in history birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  On August - 22 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  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

0634  On August - 22 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  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

1286  Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.