Historical Events In December - 20
Sunday, 24 January 2021
0069 On this day in history general Vespasianus occupies Rome
0069 Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.
0217 Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.
0860 On this day in history king Ethelbald of Wessex
0910 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.
1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI on December - 20.
1073 On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
1192 On December - 20 richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna
1355 Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.
1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal on December - 20.
1494 On December - 20 matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet
1522 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 on this day in history.
1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on December - 20.
1539 On December - 20 paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer
1539 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on this day in history.
1579 On December - 20 john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
1585 English fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen on December - 20.
1594 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer on December - 20.
1600 On December - 20 ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
1606 On this day in history virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va on December - 20.
1606 On December - 20 christoph Schultze, composer
1626 Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg on December - 20.
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 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman on this day in history.
1661 Corporation Act enforced in England on December - 20.
1669 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1676 On December - 20 john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
1679 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on December - 20.
1688 On December - 20 prince Willem III's troops pull into London
1694 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on December - 20.
1699 On this day in history peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1