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Historical Events In December - 20
Friday, 03 April 2020
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 December - 20 pope Zephyrinus
0860 On this day in history king Ethelbald of Wessex
0910 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.
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 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 December - 20.
1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on December - 20.
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on this day in history.
1539 On December - 20 johannes Lupi, Flemish composer
1579 On December - 20 john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
1585 English fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen on this day in history.
1594 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer on December - 20.
1600 Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published on this day in history.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown on December - 20.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va on December - 20.
1606 Christoph Schultze, composer on December - 20.
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 December - 20.
1659 On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
1661 On December - 20 corporation Act enforced in England
1669 On December - 20 first jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery
1669 On this day in history 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery
1676 On December - 20 john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
1679 On December - 20 johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
1688 Prince Willem III's troops pull into London on this day in history.
1694 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on this day in history.
1699 On this day in history peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1