Historical Events In August - 22

0392  On this day in history arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.   

0408  On August - 22 flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48   

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

0565  St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness on August - 22.   

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  English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard on this day in history.   

1241  Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies on August - 22.   

1280  Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies on August - 22.   

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  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  Richard III slain at Bosworth Field-last of Plantagenets on August - 22.   

1485  Battle of Bosworth Field on August - 22.   

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

1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer on August - 22.   

1532  On August - 22 william Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82   

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

1553  On August - 22 john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded   

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

1572  On this day in history failed assassination on admiral De Coligny   

1582  King James IV of Scotland captured on August - 22.   

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 August - 22.   

1632  Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

1642  English Civil War begins on August - 22.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1680  On this day in history johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67   

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1530  Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on August - 22.   

1601  On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

1615  On August - 22 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  Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on August - 22.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies   

1286  Death of Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered on August - 22.   

1304  On this day in history death of john II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)