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  On this day in history battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great   

0778  On this day in history roland, Frankish commander   

0927  On August - 15 the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.   

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 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  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 August - 15.   

1369  On August - 15 philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) on this day in history.   

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

1461  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 on August - 15.   

1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1519  On August - 15 panama City founded   

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

1535  On this day in history asuncion, Paraguay founded   

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

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

1543  On August - 15 jesuit order founded in Paris   

1548  Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France on this day in history.   

1549  Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan on this day in history.   

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

1599  Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass on this day in history.   

1600  On August - 15 johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60   

1615  On this day in history cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

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

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.   

1620  Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims on August - 15.   

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1171  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On August - 15 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 this day in history.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

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

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

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

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

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.