Historical Events In December - 20
Friday, 25 October 2024
0069 General Vespasianus occupies Rome on this day in history.
0069 Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.
0217 On this day in history pope Zephyrinus
0860 On December - 20 king Ethelbald of Wessex
0910 On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies
1046 On December - 20 synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI
1073 Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.
1192 On this day in history richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna
1355 On this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies
1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal on this day in history.
1494 Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.
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 this day in history 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 December - 20.
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 On December - 20 ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown on this day in history.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va on December - 20.
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 On December - 20 francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
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 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 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on December - 20.
1699 On this day in history peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1