Historical Events In December - 20

0069  On this day in history general Vespasianus occupies Rome   

0069  Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  On December - 20 pope Zephyrinus   

0860  On this day in history king Ethelbald of Wessex   

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 December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1494  Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1524  On December - 20 thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician   

1539  On this day in history paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1600  On December - 20 ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published   

1606  On this day in history virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown   

1606  On December - 20 virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va   

1606  On this day in history christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg   

1629  Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter on December - 20.   

1632  Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed on December - 20.   

1659  On December - 20 francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman   

1661  Corporation Act enforced in England on December - 20.   

1669  First jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery on this day in history.   

1669  1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery on December - 20.   

1676  John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76 on December - 20.   

1679  On this day in history johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75   

1688  On December - 20 prince Willem III's troops pull into London   

1694  Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben on December - 20.   

1699  Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 on December - 20.   

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.