Historical Events In August - 20

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

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

0573  On August - 20 gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours   

0636  On August - 20 battle at Yarmuk: Moslems beat Byzantines [or August 15]   

0917  On this day in history 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  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 August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

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

1517  On this day in history antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On August - 20 peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1534  On August - 20 turkish admiral Chaireddin"Barbarossa" occupies Tunis   

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

1561  On this day in history jacopo Peri, composer   

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 August - 20.   

1585  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 August - 20 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 this day in history 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  On August - 20 britain & Scotland sign Treaty of Pacification   

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

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

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) on August - 20.   

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

1672  On this day in history 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  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.   

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  On August - 20 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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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

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

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  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