Historical Events In August - 20

0002  Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on this day in history.  

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

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on August - 20.  

0636  On this day in history 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 August - 20.  

1000  The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary on this day in history.  

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

1191  Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on this day in history.  

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.  

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 August - 20 peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on this day in history.  

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

1561  On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer  

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

1604  Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.  

1619  1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on this day in history.  

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  On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright  

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

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

1639  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on August - 20.  

1648  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.  

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

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

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