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On August 22, 392: Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

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Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

Arbogast or Arbogastes was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin. He won distinction in the service of the emperor Gratian, and was subsequently entrusted by Theodosius I with the guardianship of the underage Valentinian II. After the death of Valentinian under suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent elevation of Eugenius to Augustus of the Western Roman Empire by Arbogast, a civil war ensued in which both Eugenius and Arbogast perished.

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Born on August 22

Stiliana Nikolova 2005– Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Cooper Connolly 2003– Australian cricketer (born 2003)
LaMelo Ball 2001– American basketball player (born 2001)
Maxx Crosby 1997– American football player (born 1997)
Fanum 1997– American Twitch streamer (born 1997)
Lautaro Martínez 1997– Argentine footballer (born 1997)
Jessica-Jane Applegate 1996– British Paralympic swimmer
Jeon So-min 1996– South Korean singer (born 1996)
Dua Lipa 1995– English singer (born 1995)
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Israel Broussard 1994– American actor
Olli Määttä 1994– Finnish ice hockey player (born 1994)
Laura Dahlmeier 1993– German biathlete (1993–2025)
Dillon Danis 1993– American mixed martial artist (born 1993)
Ema Burgić Bucko 1992– Bosnian tennis player
Federico Macheda 1991– Italian footballer (born 1991)
Brayden Schenn 1991– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
Randall Cobb 1990– American football player (born 1990)
Drew Hutchison 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)

People

Died on August 22

Arthur J. Gregg US Army general (1928–2024)
Toto Cutugno Italian musician (1943–2023)
Rod Gilbert Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2021)
Ed King American rock musician (1949–2018)
Krishna Reddy Indian master-printmaker and sculptor (1925-2018)
Michael J. C. Gordon British computer scientist
S. R. Nathan President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011
Toots Thielemans Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016)
Arthur Morris Australian cricketer (1922–2015)
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Ieng Thirith Khmer Rouge cadre
Eric Thompson British racing driver (1919–2015)
U. R. Ananthamurthy Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014)
Emmanuel Kriaras Greek lexicographer and philologist
Pete Ladygo American gridiron football player (1928–2014)
Noella Leduc Baseball player
John Sperling American businessman (1921–2014)
John S. Waugh American chemist
Paul Poberezny United States aviator, founder of Experimental Aircraft Association

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Every August 22 on record

  1. 392 Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

    Roman army officer (died 394)

    Arbogast or Arbogastes was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin. He won distinction in the service of the emperor Gratian, and was subsequently entrusted by Theodosius I with the guardianship of the underage Valentinian II. After the death of Valentinian under suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent elevation of Eugenius to Augustus of the Western Roman Empire by Arbogast, a civil war ensued in which both Eugenius and Arbogast perished.

  2. 851 Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West Francia.

    Battle between the Duchy of Brittany and West Francia (851 CE)

    The Battle of Jengland took place on 22 August 851, between the West Frankish army of Charles the Bald and the Breton army of Erispoe, Duke of Brittany. The Bretons were victorious, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Angers in September 851 and the recognition of Erispoe as the legitimate ruler of the Bretons under Charles.

  3. 1138 Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.

    1138 battle between England and Scotland

    The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire, England. English forces under William of Aumale repelled a Scottish army led by King David I of Scotland.

  4. 1153 Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon was surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem.

    The military history of the Crusader states begins with the formation of the County of Edessa in 1097 and ends with the loss of Ruad in 1302, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

  5. 1485 The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudors under Henry VII.

    1485 battle during the Wars of the Roses

    The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England and Wales in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by an alliance of Lancastrians and disaffected Yorkists. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, became the first Welsh monarch of England from the Tudor dynasty by his victory and subsequent marriage to the de facto Yorkist heiress, Elizabeth of York.

  6. 1559 Spanish archbishop Bartolomé Carranza is arrested for heresy.
  7. 1614 Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse.
  8. 1639 Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
  9. 1642 Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
  10. 1654 Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
  11. 1711 Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.
  12. 1717 Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
  13. 1770 James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
  14. 1777 British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
  15. 1780 James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
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  1. 1791 The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.
  2. 1798 French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.
  3. 1827 José de La Mar becomes President of Peru.
  4. 1846 The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.
  5. 1849 Passaleão incident: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, the governor of Portuguese Macau, is assassinated by a group of Chinese locals, triggering a military confrontation between China and Portugal at the Battle of Passaleão three days after.
  6. 1851 The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
  7. 1864 Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
  8. 1875 The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
  9. 1894 Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
  10. 1902 The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
  11. 1902 Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
  12. 1902 At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.
  13. 1922 Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
  14. 1934 Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
  15. 1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.

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