Historical Events In December - 20
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
0069 General Vespasianus occupies Rome on this day in history.
0069 On this day in history aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered
0217 Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.
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 On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
1192 Richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna on December - 20.
1355 Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.
1448 On this day in history 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 On December - 20 thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on this day in history.
1539 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
1585 English fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen on this day in history.
1594 On December - 20 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer
1600 On December - 20 ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
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 Christoph Schultze, composer on this day in history.
1626 Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg on December - 20.
1629 On December - 20 pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter
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 Corporation Act enforced in England on this day in history.
1669 First jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery on this day in history.
1669 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery on December - 20.
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 December - 20.
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 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 on December - 20.