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 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 August - 22.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on this day in history.  

1532  On August - 22 william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82  

1543  On this day in history emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren  

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on August - 22.  

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on August - 22.  

1572  On August - 22 failed assassination on admiral De Coligny  

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 this day in history.  

1615  On this day in history 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  On this day in history denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)  

1654  On this day in history jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam  

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists  

1680  On August - 22 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  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.  

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 August - 22 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 this day in history.  

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

1280  On this day in history 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)