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Historical Events In May - 20

Monday, 25 September 2023

0325  On this day in history 1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0526  Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1293  Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1303  Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1310  On this day in history shoes were made for both right & left feet (and we thank you)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1310  On May - 20 shoes were made for both right & left feet  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1347  Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1364  On this day in history henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1495  On this day in history french King Charles VIII leaves Naples  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1498  Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1501  On this day in history joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1521  Ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1524  On May - 20 duke of Albany leaves Scotland  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1547  On May - 20 melchior Bischoff, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1554  On this day in history paulo Bellasio, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1570  On this day in history egidius Coppens publishes Abraham Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum"  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1571  On this day in history venice, Spain & Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1591  Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1609  Shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1631  German army under earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1639  Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In May

List Of Important Days In May

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Famous Birthdays In May - 20

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1593  On this day in history birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 20

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1471  On May - 20 henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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