Historical Events In August - 20
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 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 this day in history.
0984 John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.
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 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 On August - 20 konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.
1517 On this day in history antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)
1526 On this day in history peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)
1534 On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis
1538 On this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake
1561 On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer
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 August - 20.
1585 On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland
1597 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on August - 20.
1604 On this day in history spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice
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 On August - 20 valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38
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 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 Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1665 On August - 20 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)
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.