Historical Events In August - 20

0002  Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on August - 20.  

0573  On August - 20 gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours  

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] today in history.  

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 August - 20.  

0917  Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on August - 20.  

1000  Today in history the foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.  

1191  Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on August - 20.  

1391  On August - 20 konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.  

1534  On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis  

1566  Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium today 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.  

1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born today in history.  

1632  Today in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

1637  Today in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  Today in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer  

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick today in history.  

0984  Today in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies today in history.  

1384  Today in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 today in history.