Historical Events In December - 20
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
0069 On this day in history general Vespasianus occupies Rome 

0069 On December - 20 aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered 

0217 Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history. 

0860 On this day in history king Ethelbald of Wessex 

0910 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20. 

1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI on this day in history. 

1073 On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies 

1192 On December - 20 richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna 

1355 Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20. 

1448 On December - 20 pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal 

1494 Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history. 

1522 Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta on this day in history. 

1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on December - 20. 

1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on December - 20. 

1539 On December - 20 johannes Lupi, Flemish composer 

1579 On this day in history john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) 

1585 On this day in history english fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen 

1594 On December - 20 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer 

1600 Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published on December - 20. 

1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown on December - 20. 

1606 On this day in history virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va 

1606 On December - 20 christoph Schultze, composer 

1626 Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg on this day in history. 

1629 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter on this day in history. 

1632 On this day in history nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed 

1659 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman on this day in history. 

1661 On this day in history corporation Act enforced in England 

1669 First jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery on this day in history. 

1669 On this day in history 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery 

1676 John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76 on December - 20. 

1679 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1688 On this day in history prince Willem III's troops pull into London 

1694 On this day in history frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben 

1699 On December - 20 peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 

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