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  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  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

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  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on August - 22.   

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  On this day in history battle of Bosworth Field   

1485  On August - 22 richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1532  William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1553  On this day in history john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

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

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny on this day in history.   

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 August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.   

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

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam   

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

1680  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1615  On August - 22 birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

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

1647  On August - 22 birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

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  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

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

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

1188  On this day in history death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

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

1304  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)