Historical Events In August - 20

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

0535  On August - 20 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 this day in history.  

0917  Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on this day in history.  

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.  

1000  The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary on August - 20.  

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

1191  On this day in history crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko  

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

1391  Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on August - 20.  

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium  

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

1585  On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland  

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

1604  On August - 20 spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice  

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

1620  On this day in history hudson's Bay Company employee Henry Kelsey sees buffalo on the Prairies, southwest of The Pas; the first white man to describe them.  

1625  On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright  

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

1637  On August - 20 cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1639  On August - 20 martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on August - 20.  

1648  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on this day in history.  

1648  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on August - 20.  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on August - 20.  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer on August - 20.  

1672  On August - 20 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  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.  

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

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  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1153  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

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

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38