Historical Events In September - 22
Sunday, 08 February 2026
0066 Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica 

0130 Claudius Galenus, Italian physician/scholar. 

0530 In this year, Boniface II starts his reign as Catholic Pope. 

1197 Petrus Cantor, French theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum), dies 

1236 The Lithuanians and Semigallians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Ã
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1253 Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53 

1286 Mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60. 

1290 Bilbo Baggins, (in Shire Reconning). 

1392 Aleid van Poelgeest, lover of earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22 

1408 Johannes VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90/1404-8), dies 

1499 Switzerland became an independent state 

1504 Settle engagement of Karel of Luxembourg and Claudia the Beaujeu. 

1515 Ann of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII is born. 

1515 Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII. 

1520 Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53 

1529 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey lays-off English Lord Chancellor 

1531 Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Francois I, dies at 55 

1539 Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism (b. 1469. 

1554 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer 

1566 John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister, dies 

1586 Battle at Zutphen: English vs Dutch army. 

1598 Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter 

1601 Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III. 

1607 Alessandro Agnolo Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer, dies at 72 

1656 All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her) 

1665 Molieres "L'amour Medecin," premieres in Paris 

1692 Last person hanged for witchcraft in US. 

1692 Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem Mass). 

1694 Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752). 

1699 People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter. 

1702 Hoessein Koprulu, Turkish great vizer (peace of Karlowitz), dies. 

1711 French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro 

1712 Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69 

1720 Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer 

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