Historical Events In August - 15

0069  Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.   

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great on August - 15.   

0778  Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

0927  The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto on this day in history.   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland on this day in history.   

1040  On August - 15 king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1057  King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada on August - 15.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1185  On this day in history the cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.   

1308  Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece on this day in history.   

1369  Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on August - 15.   

1432  On this day in history luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1457  On August - 15 earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed   

1461  On August - 15 the Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.   

1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on August - 15.   

1517  Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary on this day in history.   

1519  On August - 15 panama City founded   

1534  On August - 15 ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits   

1535  On August - 15 asuncion, Paraguay founded   

1537  Asunción, Paraguay, is founded on this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history arequipa, Peru, is founded.   

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France   

1549  On this day in history portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1599  Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass on August - 15.   

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on August - 15.   

1615  On August - 15 cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate on this day in history.   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on this day in history.   

1620  Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims on this day in history.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.   

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.   

1619  On this day in history birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.