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 August - 22.   

0476  Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 August - 22 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 this day in history egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57   

1454  On August - 22 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  Battle of Bosworth Field on this day in history.   

1485  Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 on August - 22.   

1530  On August - 22 bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

1532  William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 on August - 22.   

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

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on this day in history.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on August - 22.   

1639  Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers on August - 22.   

1642  On August - 22 english Civil War begins   

1642  Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament on August - 22.   

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

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson, said to be first Jewish immigrant to America, lands at New Amsterdam   

1654  On August - 22 jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam (modern day Manhattan) aboard the Peartree, one ot the first Jewish colonists   

1680  On August - 22 johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on August - 22.   

1647  On this day in history birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

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

1681  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On August - 22 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 this day in history.   

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

1188  On this day in history death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  On August - 22 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  On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

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