Historical Events In August - 20

0002  On August - 20 venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem   

0535  On August - 20 mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

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 August - 20.   

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

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1391  On August - 20 konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.   

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on August - 20.   

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  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 this day in history english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland   

1597  On August - 20 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East   

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 August - 20.   

1625  On this day in history thomas Corneille, French playwright   

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

1637  On August - 20 cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

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  On August - 20 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

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  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

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

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

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

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 this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

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