Historical Events In August - 22
Thursday, 03 April 2025
0392 On August - 22 arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
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 Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on this day in history.
0851 On August - 22 erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
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 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 Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.
1350 Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field on this day in history.
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 this day in history william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82
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 this day in history.
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 August - 22.
1614 Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt on this day in history.
1615 Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.
1632 Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on this day in history.
1639 On this day in history 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 Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1680 Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67 on this day in history.