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 August - 20.  

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 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  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.  

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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 this day in history.  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on August - 20.  

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on August - 20.  

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.  

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  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 this day in history 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia  

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 August - 20.  

1632  On this day in history 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  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65  

1665  On August - 20 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

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

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  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.  

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.  

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.  

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

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.  

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

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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