Historical Events In December - 20
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0069 General Vespasianus occupies Rome on December - 20.
0069 On this day in history aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered
0217 Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.
0860 King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.
0910 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.
1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI on December - 20.
1073 Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.
1192 On this day in history 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 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal on December - 20.
1494 On this day in history matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet
1522 On this day in history 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.
1524 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on this day in history.
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer on December - 20.
1539 On December - 20 johannes Lupi, Flemish composer
1579 On December - 20 john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
1585 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown on December - 20.
1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va on this day in history.
1606 Christoph Schultze, composer on December - 20.
1626 Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg on this day in history.
1629 On this day in history 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 December - 20.
1661 Corporation Act enforced in England on December - 20.
1669 On this day in history first jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery
1669 On December - 20 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery
1676 On December - 20 john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76
1679 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1688 Prince Willem III's troops pull into London on this day in history.
1694 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on this day in history.
1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 on this day in history.