Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

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 August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

0851  Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland on August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

1241  On August - 22 gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  On August - 22 nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.   

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 August - 22 jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus   

1485  Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets on August - 22.   

1485  On August - 22 battle of Bosworth Field   

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

1530  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1532  William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 on August - 22.   

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

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1603  1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt   

1615  On this day in history christopher Gibbons, composer   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on this day in history.   

1639  On August - 22 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

1642  On this day in history english Civil War begins   

1642  On August - 22 civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament   

1647  On August - 22 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  Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists on this day in history.   

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 August - 22.   

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on August - 22.   

1624  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

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

1679  On this day in history birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

1681  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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 August - 22.   

0634  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on this day in history.   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1241  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on this day in history.   

1286  Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.