Historical Events In August - 20

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

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

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  On August - 20 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 this day in history.  

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

1191  Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on August - 20.  

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

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  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  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  English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on this day in history.  

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

1604  On this day in history spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice  

1619  On August - 20 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 August - 20.  

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  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

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

1648  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 alphonse d' Eve, composer  

1672  Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague on August - 20.  

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

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

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

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

1665  On August - 20 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  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.  

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

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.  

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.  

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