Historical Events In August - 22

0392  On this day in history arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.   

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

0476  On this day in history odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop.   

0565  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness on this day in history.   

0634  On August - 22 abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

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

1138  On August - 22 english defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard   

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

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

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

1350  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on August - 22.   

1367  On this day in history egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57   

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  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 on this day in history.   

1530  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1532  On August - 22 william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82   

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on this day in history.   

1553  On August - 22 john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  On this day in history spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic   

1572  On August - 22 failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on August - 22.   

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

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 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 August - 22 english Civil War begins   

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

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) on August - 22.   

1654  Jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1654  Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists on August - 22.   

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 August - 22.   

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

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

1753  On August - 22 birth of christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer   

0408  On this day in history flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

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

1155  On August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  On August - 22 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 this day in history.   

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

1304  On August - 22 death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)