Historical Events In December - 20
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0069 On this day in history general Vespasianus occupies Rome
0069 On December - 20 aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered
0217 On this day in history pope Zephyrinus
0860 On this day in history king Ethelbald of Wessex
0910 On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies
1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI on this day in history.
1073 Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.
1192 On this day in history richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna
1355 On this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies
1448 On December - 20 pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal
1494 On December - 20 matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet
1522 On this day in history suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.
1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on this day in history.
1539 On this day in history paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer
1539 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on December - 20.
1579 John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) on December - 20.
1585 English fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen on this day in history.
1594 On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer
1600 On December - 20 ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
1606 On December - 20 virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown
1606 On December - 20 virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va
1606 On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer
1626 On December - 20 emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg
1629 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter on December - 20.
1632 Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed on this day in history.
1659 On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
1661 Corporation Act enforced in England on this day in history.
1669 On December - 20 first jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery
1669 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery on December - 20.
1676 John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76 on December - 20.
1679 On this day in history johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
1688 On December - 20 prince Willem III's troops pull into London
1694 On this day in history frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben
1699 On this day in history peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1