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 August - 22.   

0476  Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop on this day in history.   

0565  On this day in history st Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness   

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

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 this day in history.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

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

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

1350  On August - 22 philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies   

1367  On August - 22 egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57   

1454  Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus on August - 22.   

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

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on August - 22.   

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

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on August - 22.   

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

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on August - 22.   

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on August - 22.   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on this day in history.   

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

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on this day in history.   

1603  On August - 22 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam   

1614  On August - 22 trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.   

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  English Civil War begins on August - 22.   

1642  Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament on August - 22.   

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

1680  On this day in history johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On August - 22 birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

1647  On this day in history 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  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1155  On this day in history death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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

1286  On August - 22 death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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