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  On this day in history gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours   

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 August - 20.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

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

1538  On August - 20 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  1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on August - 20.   

1604  Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on this day in history.   

1619  1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on August - 20.   

1620  On this day in history 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  Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.   

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

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

1666  On August - 20 alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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 August - 20.   

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  On August - 20 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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  On August - 20 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  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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