Historical Events In August - 20

0002  On this day in history venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem   

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

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

0636  Battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15] on this day in history.   

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  Battle at Anchialus: Bulgaria army counter attacks Byzantines on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko   

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

1391  Konrad von Wallenrode becomes the 24th Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order on August - 20.   

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) on this day in history.   

1534  Turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis on August - 20.   

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer on August - 20.   

1566  On this day in history iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium   

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  English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland on August - 20.   

1597  1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on August - 20.   

1604  Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice on August - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1632  Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.   

1641  Britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification on this day in history.   

1648  Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards on August - 20.   

1648  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1666  On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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  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 August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

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  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

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

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

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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

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

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

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 20 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  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.