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 August - 20.  

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

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 August - 20.  

0917  Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on August - 20.  

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

1000  On August - 20 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 August - 20.  

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 August - 20.  

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

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on this day in history.  

1538  Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1604  Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.  

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

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 August - 20.  

1632  Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.  

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

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.  

1641  On this day in history britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification  

1648  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

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

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

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 this day in history.