Historical Events In August - 20

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

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

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on this day in history.   

0636  On this day in history battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

0917  On this day in history 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  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1000  On August - 20 the foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1191  On this day in history crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko   

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

1391  Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on August - 20.   

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  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on August - 20.   

1538  Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1585  English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1625  On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright   

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

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  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on August - 20.   

1648  On this day in history 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 August - 20 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

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

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

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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

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

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

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

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

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 August - 20.   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.