Historical Events In August - 22

0392  On August - 22 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  On August - 22 st Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness   

0634  Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies on August - 22.   

0851  On this day in history erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.   

1138  On August - 22 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  On August - 22 erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered   

1350  Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history battle of Bosworth Field   

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

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on August - 22.   

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

1543  Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren on August - 22.   

1553  On this day in history john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

1559  Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic on August - 22.   

1572  On August - 22 failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

1582  On August - 22 king James IV of Scotland captured   

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 August - 22.   

1615  Christopher Gibbons, composer on August - 22.   

1632  On August - 22 prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht   

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  On this day in history 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 August - 22.   

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 this day in history johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  On August - 22 birth of bartolomeo Spontone, composer   

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 August - 22 birth of denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)   

1679  Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on August - 22.   

1681  On August - 22 birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0634  On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies   

1155  On August - 22 death of konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139)   

1188  On August - 22 death of ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137)   

1241  On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies   

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.