Historical Events In August - 20

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

0535  Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.   

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on this day in history.   

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

0984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1191  Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

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

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

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

1538  On this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1561  On this day in history jacopo Peri, composer   

1566  On this day in history iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium   

1583  On this day in history humphrey Gilbert c1537-1583 sails to Cape Race Newfoundland to fish for cod and explore mainland; sends two ships back to England.   

1585  English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38   

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

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on this day in history.   

1648  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on this day in history.   

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

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on this day in history.   

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

1672  On August - 20 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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

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

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  On August - 20 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 August - 20.   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38