Historical Events In August - 15

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

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great on this day in history.   

0778  On August - 15 roland, Frankish commander   

0927  On this day in history the Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.   

1038  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada on this day in history.   

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

1185  The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia on this day in history.   

1308  On August - 15 johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece   

1369  On this day in history philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

1432  On August - 15 luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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 this day in history.   

1464  On August - 15 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58   

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

1519  On August - 15 panama City founded   

1534  On August - 15 ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits   

1535  On August - 15 asuncion, Paraguay founded   

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

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

1543  Jesuit order founded in Paris on August - 15.   

1548  On this day in history mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France   

1549  On August - 15 portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on August - 15.   

1599  On this day in history nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass   

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on August - 15.   

1615  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

1620  On this day in history mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims   

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

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

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  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

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

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

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

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

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