Historical Events In August - 22

0392  Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor on August - 22.   

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

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 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  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 August - 22.   

1286  Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

1454  On this day in history jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus   

1485  On August - 22 richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets   

1485  On August - 22 battle of Bosworth Field   

1485  On August - 22 richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32   

1530  On this day in history 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 August - 22.   

1553  John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded on August - 22.   

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

1572  Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history king James IV of Scotland captured   

1603  On this day in history 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 August - 22.   

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 August - 22.   

1647  On August - 22 denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

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  On August - 22 johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1647  Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On August - 22 birth of pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)   

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

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.   

0408  Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on August - 22.   

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

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

1188  Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on August - 22.   

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

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