Historical Events
Event of Interest
Aug 1 Henry Tudor's army sails to England (future Henry VII)
- Aug 7 Henry Tudor's (Henry VII to be) army lands in Milford Haven, South Wales
Battle of Bosworth Field
Aug 22 Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, the last English monarch to die in battle.
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 22 Beatus Rhenanus [Beatus Birt], German humanist, classical scholar and friend of Erasmus (Beatus Rhenanus Library), born in Sélestat, Alsace (d. 1547)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 7 Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince
Richard III (1452-1485)
Aug 22 King of England (1483-85), killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field at 32
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