Historical Events In August - 15

0069  On August - 15 servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great on August - 15.   

0778  Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

0927  The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto on this day in history.   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland on this day in history.   

1040  King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1057  King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada on this day in history.   

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1185  On this day in history the cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.   

1308  Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece on this day in history.   

1369  Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on this day in history.   

1432  On August - 15 luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1457  On August - 15 earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed   

1461  On this day in history the Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.   

1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1517  Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary on August - 15.   

1519  Panama City founded on this day in history.   

1534  Ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits on August - 15.   

1535  Asuncion, Paraguay founded on August - 15.   

1537  On August - 15 asunción, Paraguay, is founded.   

1540  On this day in history arequipa, Peru, is founded.   

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on this day in history.   

1548  Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France on August - 15.   

1549  Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies   

1599  Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass on August - 15.   

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  On this day in history hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.   

1620  Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims on August - 15.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.   

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.