Historical Events In December - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0069 General Vespasianus occupies Rome on this day in history.
0069 On December - 20 aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered
0217 Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.
0860 King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.
0910 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.
1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI on December - 20.
1073 On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
1192 On December - 20 richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna
1355 On this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies
1448 On December - 20 pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal
1494 Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.
1522 Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta on December - 20.
1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on December - 20.
1539 On this day in history paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer
1539 Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on December - 20.
1579 On this day in history john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
1585 On December - 20 english fleet & earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen
1594 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer on December - 20.
1600 Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published on December - 20.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown on this day in history.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va on December - 20.
1606 On December - 20 christoph Schultze, composer
1626 On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg
1629 On December - 20 pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter
1632 On December - 20 nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed
1659 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman on this day in history.
1661 On December - 20 corporation Act enforced in England
1669 On this day in history first jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery
1669 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery on this day in history.
1676 On December - 20 john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
1679 On December - 20 johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
1688 On December - 20 prince Willem III's troops pull into London
1694 On December - 20 frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben
1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 on December - 20.