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

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  Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on this day in history.   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1561  On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer   

1566  On August - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1619  On this day in history 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  Thomas Corneille, French playwright on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1666  On August - 20 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 this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

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

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

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

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

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

0984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

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

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