Historical Events In July - 20
Monday, 18 March 2024
0514 St Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus on this day in history.
0833 Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on July - 20.
0985 On this day in history pope Boniface VII
1031 On this day in history henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France
1031 On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies
1160 On this day in history peter Lombard, French theologian
1201 Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on this day in history.
1304 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle on this day in history.
1304 On July - 20 francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)
1322 On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies
1453 Enguerrand de Monstrelet, French chronicler on July - 20.
1454 On July - 20 johan II, King of Castile, dies at 49
1495 On this day in history french viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders
1498 On this day in history emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands
1513 Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general on July - 20.
1519 On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)
1553 On July - 20 pM John Dudley captured in Cambridge
1573 On July - 20 lancelot of Brederode, water beggar, beheaded
1597 On July - 20 franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies
1600 On July - 20 simon Ives, composer
1607 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian (Historia Belgica), dies at 48 on July - 20.
1608 Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft on July - 20.
1609 On this day in history emperor Rudolf II grants Silezische protestants freedom of religion
1609 Federico Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at about 69 on this day in history.
1616 On July - 20 hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier
1619 On July - 20 gerardus Vossius resigns as Dutch regent States college leader
1627 English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle [OS=June 10] on this day in history.
1636 On July - 20 john Oldham, trader in Mass, murdered by indians
1654 On this day in history anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control
1663 On July - 20 pierre Drevet, French engraver
1709 James Harris, philosopher on this day in history.
1712 On this day in history the Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
1720 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer on July - 20.
1726 William Jones, composer on this day in history.
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