Historical Events In August - 20

0002  Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on this day in history.   

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

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

0636  On this day in history battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

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 this day in history battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines   

0984  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko   

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

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

1534  On this day in history turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis   

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

1561  On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer   

1566  Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history thomas Corneille, French playwright   

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

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

1639  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

1641  On this day in history 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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

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

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

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 August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 20.   

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

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