Page 8: Historical Events In August - 20

2018  Colorado man Christopher Lee Watts is charged with the murder of his wife and two daughters on this day in history.   

2018  Venezuela issues new currency the "Bolivar Soberano" in attempt to stop runaway hyperinflation on this day in history.   

2018  On August - 20 polish immigrant and former volunteer Nazi guard Jakiw Palij (95) is deported from the US in New York to Germany   

2020  Former adviser to Donald Trump , Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the Mexican border on this day in history.   

2020  Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny falls into a coma after a suspected poisoning (later confirmed to be Novichok poisoning) on August - 20.   

2020  On August - 20 kamala Harris accepts her nomination for vice-president, becoming the 1st US woman of color on a major-party ticket saying "there is no vaccine for racism"   

2023  On August - 20 guatemalan presidential election: After two rounds of voting, Bernardo Arévalo of Semilla is elected with 58% of the vote.   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

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

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

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

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

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.