Historical Events In August - 20
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
0002 Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on August - 20.
0535 On this day in history mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick
0573 On August - 20 gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours
0636 On August - 20 battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]
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 this day in history the foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
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 Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on this day in history.
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 On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis
1538 On this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake
1561 On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer
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 English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on this day in history.
1597 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on this day in history.
1604 On this day in history spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice
1619 On August - 20 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 August - 20.
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 On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41
1641 On August - 20 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 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on this day in history.
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.