Historical Events In August - 20

0002  On this day in history venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem  

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

0573  On this day in history gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours  

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on this day in history.  

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  On August - 20 battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines  

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

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  On this day in history peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1534  On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis  

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.  

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 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 August - 20.  

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 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  Thomas Corneille, French playwright on this day in history.  

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

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  On August - 20 britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification  

1648  On August - 20 battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards  

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

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

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

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 this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

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

0535  On August - 20 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  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1538  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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