Historical Events In August - 20

0002  Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on this day in history.   

0535  Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

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

0636  On August - 20 battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

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.   

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

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on August - 20.   

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

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

1561  On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1619  1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on August - 20.   

1620  On August - 20 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  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.   

1641  On August - 20 britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification   

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

1648  On this day in history edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65   

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

1666  On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

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

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

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

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

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

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 this day 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  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

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

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