Historical Events In August - 20

0002  Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem on this day in history.   

0535  On this day in history mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0573  Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours on this day in history.   

0636  On this day in history battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

0917  The Bulgarian czar Symeon overruns Thrace in violation of a 913 agreement with Constantinople The Byzantines launch a counterattack but are routed August 20 at Anchialus Symeon gains control of the Balkans on this day in history.   

0917  On this day in history battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines   

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1000  The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary on August - 20.   

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1191  On August - 20 crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko   

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1391  On August - 20 konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.   

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.   

1566  Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium on this day in history.   

1583  Humphrey Gilbert c1537-1583 sails to Cape Race Newfoundland to fish for cod and explore mainland; sends two ships back to England on this day in history.   

1585  On August - 20 english queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland   

1597  On this day in history 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East   

1604  On August - 20 spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice   

1619  1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia on August - 20.   

1620  On this day in history hudson's Bay Company employee Henry Kelsey sees buffalo on the Prairies, southwest of The Pas; the first white man to describe them.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright on August - 20.   

1632  Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.   

1637  On August - 20 cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1639  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on August - 20.   

1648  On this day in history battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards   

1648  On this day in history edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65   

1665  On this day in history bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer on this day in history.   

1672  Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague on this day in history.   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38