Historical Events In August - 15

0069  Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

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

0778  On this day in history battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great   

0778  Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

0927  On this day in history the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  On August - 15 king Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.   

1040  On August - 15 king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On August - 15 macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1057  On August - 15 king Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada.   

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

1185  The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia on August - 15.   

1308  On August - 15 johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece   

1369  On this day in history philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

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

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

1461  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58   

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 this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history asuncion, Paraguay founded   

1537  Asunción, Paraguay, is founded on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on August - 15.   

1599  On this day in history nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass   

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on August - 15.   

1615  On August - 15 cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate on this day in history.   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on this day in history.   

1620  Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims on this day in history.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

1195  On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0778  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

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

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)