Historical Events In August - 20

0002  On August - 20 venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem   

0535  Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

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

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on August - 20.   

0917  On August - 20 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   

0917  On August - 20 battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

1000  On this day in history the foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1191  Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko on this day in history.   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1391  Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on this day in history.   

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on August - 20.   

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

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

1561  On August - 20 jacopo Peri, composer   

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 August - 20 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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 20 thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38   

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

1639  On August - 20 martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

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

1648  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on this day in history.   

1648  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1665  On August - 20 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

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

1672  On August - 20 former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

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

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

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

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

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

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

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

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