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 August - 22.   

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

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

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

0851  Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland on this day in history.   

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  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

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

1350  On this day in history philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies   

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 22 battle of Bosworth Field   

1485  On this day in history richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1553  On this day in history john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on August - 22.   

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny on August - 22.   

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

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  On August - 22 christopher Gibbons, composer   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on August - 22.   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history birth of christopher Gibbons, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)   

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

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

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on August - 22.   

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

0408  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

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

1155  Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on August - 22.   

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

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

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

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

1304  Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on August - 22.