Historical Events In August - 20
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0002 Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on August - 20.
0535 On this day in history mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick
0573 Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on this day in history.
0636 On this day in history battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]
0917 The Bulgarian czar Symeon overruns Thrace in violation of a 913 agreement with Constantinople The Byzantines launch a counterattack but are routed August 20 at Anchialus Symeon gains control of the Balkans on this day in history.
0917 Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on this day in history.
0984 On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies
1000 The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary on this day in history.
1153 Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.
1191 On this day in history crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko
1384 On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies
1391 Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on August - 20.
1517 On August - 20 antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)
1526 On August - 20 peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)
1534 On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis
1538 On this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake
1561 Jacopo Peri, composer on this day in history.
1566 Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on this day in history.
1583 On August - 20 humphrey Gilbert c1537-1583 sails to Cape Race Newfoundland to fish for cod and explore mainland; sends two ships back to England.
1585 On August - 20 english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland
1597 On this day in history 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East
1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.
1619 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on August - 20.
1620 Hudson's Bay Company employee Henry Kelsey sees buffalo on the Prairies, southwest of The Pas; the first white man to describe them on this day in history.
1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright on August - 20.
1632 Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.
1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam on August - 20.
1639 Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.
1641 Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on August - 20.
1648 On August - 20 battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards
1648 Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1665 On this day in history bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)
1666 On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer
1672 Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague on August - 20.