Historical Events In December - 20
Saturday, 17 May 2025
0069 General Vespasianus occupies Rome on December - 20.
0069 Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.
0217 On December - 20 pope Zephyrinus
0860 King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.
0910 On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies
1046 On this day in history synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI
1073 Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.
1192 Richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna on December - 20.
1355 Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.
1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal on December - 20.
1494 On this day in history matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet
1522 On this day in history 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.
1524 On December - 20 thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on this day in history.
1539 On this day in history johannes Lupi, Flemish composer
1579 John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) on December - 20.
1585 On December - 20 english fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen
1594 On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer
1600 Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published on this day in history.
1606 On December - 20 virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown
1606 On December - 20 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 December - 20.
1632 Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed on this day in history.
1659 On December - 20 francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
1661 On December - 20 corporation Act enforced in England
1669 First jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery on December - 20.
1669 On this day in history 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery
1676 On this day in history john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
1679 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1688 On December - 20 prince Willem III's troops pull into London
1694 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on this day in history.
1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 on this day in history.