Historical Events In August - 15

0069  On this day in history servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

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  On August - 15 the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland on August - 15.   

1040  King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1057  On August - 15 macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

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

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1185  The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia on August - 15.   

1308  On this day in history johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece   

1369  Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on this day in history.   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) on August - 15.   

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

1461  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1517  On August - 15 seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.   

1519  Panama City founded on August - 15.   

1534  On this day in history ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits   

1535  Asuncion, Paraguay founded on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history asunción, Paraguay, is founded.   

1540  Arequipa, Peru, is founded on August - 15.   

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on August - 15.   

1548  Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France on August - 15.   

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  On August - 15 nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass   

1600  On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60   

1615  On this day in history 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 August - 15.   

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

1195  On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

1575  On August - 15 birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on August - 15.   

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  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

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

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)