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 August - 20 gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours  

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on this day in history.  

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 August - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1191  On this day in history 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  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on August - 20.  

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

1534  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1585  On August - 20 english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland  

1597  1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on this day in history.  

1604  On August - 20 spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice  

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

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  On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright  

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

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  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65  

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

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

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  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 August - 20.  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.  

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.