Historical Events In August - 20
Friday, 25 October 2024
0002 On August - 20 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 this day 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 this day in history.
0984 On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies
1000 The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary on August - 20.
1153 Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.
1191 Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on August - 20.
1384 Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.
1391 On this day in history konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.
1517 On August - 20 antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)
1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on this day in history.
1534 On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis
1538 On August - 20 aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake
1561 On this day in history jacopo Peri, composer
1566 Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on this day in history.
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 English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on August - 20.
1597 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on August - 20.
1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on this day in history.
1619 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on this day in history.
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 On this day in history thomas Corneille, French playwright
1632 On August - 20 valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38
1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam on August - 20.
1639 Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.
1641 On August - 20 britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification
1648 Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on August - 20.
1648 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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.