Historical Events In August - 22

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

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  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  On this day in history english defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard   

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 August - 22.   

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

1367  Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 on August - 22.   

1454  On August - 22 jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus   

1485  On this day in history richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets   

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on August - 22.   

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

1530  On this day in history bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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

1543  On August - 22 emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren   

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

1559  On August - 22 spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic   

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

1582  On August - 22 king James IV of Scotland captured   

1603  On this day in history 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam   

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

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on August - 22.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1680  Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on August - 22.   

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1530  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1601  Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1681  On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

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

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

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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