Historical Events In August - 20

0002  On this day in history venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem  

0535  On this day in history mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on August - 20.  

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on August - 20.  

0917  On this day in history 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  

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

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

1000  On August - 20 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.  

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1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1391  On this day in history konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.  

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on August - 20.  

1526  On this day in history peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on August - 20.  

1538  On August - 20 aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.  

1566  Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on August - 20.  

1583  Humphrey Gilbert c1537-1583 sails to Cape Race Newfoundland to fish for cod and explore mainland; sends two ships back to England on August - 20.  

1585  On August - 20 english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland  

1597  1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on this day in history.  

1604  Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.  

1619  On this day in history 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia  

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 this day in history.  

1632  Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.  

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam on this day in history.  

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.  

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards  

1648  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on this day in history.  

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.  

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.  

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.  

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

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.  

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer  

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

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

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.  

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38