Historical Events In May - 20

0325  1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor on May - 20.   

0526  On May - 20 earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria   

1217  The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke on this day in history.   

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1293  Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed on May - 20.   

1303  Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War on this day in history.   

1310  On this day in history shoes were made for both right & left feet (and we thank you)   

1310  Shoes were made for both right & left feet on May - 20.   

1347  Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal on May - 20.   

1364  On this day in history henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On May - 20 peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian on May - 20.   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

1495  French King Charles VIII leaves Naples on this day in history.   

1498  On May - 20 portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India   

1501  On May - 20 joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands   

1506  Christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain on this day in history.   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1521  On May - 20 ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball   

1524  On this day in history duke of Albany leaves Scotland   

1537  On May - 20 hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  On May - 20 melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer on this day in history.   

1570  On May - 20 egidius Coppens publishes Abraham Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum"   

1571  Venice, Spain & Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League on this day in history.   

1591  Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius on this day in history.   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist on May - 20.   

1597  On May - 20 matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

1609  On May - 20 shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.   

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on this day in history.   

1631  German army under earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes   

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1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on May - 20.   

0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55