Historical Events In August - 20
Monday, 18 March 2024
0002 Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on this day in history.
0535 On this day in history mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick
0573 On August - 20 gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours
0636 Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on August - 20.
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 August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies
1000 On this day in history the foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
1153 On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies
1191 Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on this day in history.
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 Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history jacopo Peri, composer
1566 Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on August - 20.
1583 On this day in history humphrey Gilbert c1537-1583 sails to Cape Race Newfoundland to fish for cod and explore mainland; sends two ships back to England.
1585 English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on this day in history.
1597 On August - 20 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East
1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.
1619 On August - 20 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia
1620 On August - 20 hudson's Bay Company employee Henry Kelsey sees buffalo on the Prairies, southwest of The Pas; the first white man to describe them.
1625 On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright
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 On August - 20 martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41
1641 On this day in history britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification
1648 Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on August - 20.
1648 On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65
1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on August - 20.
1666 Alphonse d' Eve, composer on August - 20.
1672 On this day in history former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.