Historical Events In August - 20

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

0535  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1534  On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis   

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on this day in history.   

1566  Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice   

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 August - 20.   

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

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

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

1639  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65   

1665  On this day in history bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer on this day in history.   

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

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

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

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

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 August - 20.   

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

0535  On August - 20 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  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  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

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

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