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 this day in history.   

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on August - 20.   

0636  On August - 20 battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

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 this day in history.   

0917  On this day in history battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines   

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

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

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  On August - 20 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  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1585  On August - 20 english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland   

1597  On this day in history 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East   

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

1619  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright on this day in history.   

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

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam on this day in history.   

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

1641  On August - 20 britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification   

1648  On this day in history battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards   

1648  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65   

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

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 August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.   

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

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.