Historical Events In May - 20

0325  1st Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor on this day in history.   

0526  On this day in history earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria   

1217  On May - 20 the Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.   

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.   

1293  On May - 20 earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed   

1303  On this day in history treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War   

1310  Shoes were made for both right & left feet (and we thank you) on this day in history.   

1310  On May - 20 shoes were made for both right & left feet   

1347  Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal on May - 20.   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican on May - 20.   

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian on this day in history.   

1471  On May - 20 henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1495  French King Charles VIII leaves Naples on May - 20.   

1498  On May - 20 portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India   

1501  On this day in history joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Islands   

1506  Christopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain on May - 20.   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on May - 20.   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.   

1521  On this day in history ignatius Loyola seriously wounded by a cannon ball   

1524  Duke of Albany leaves Scotland on May - 20.   

1537  On May - 20 hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history paulo Bellasio, composer   

1570  On this day in history egidius Coppens publishes Abraham Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum"   

1571  Venice, Spain & Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League on May - 20.   

1591  On this day in history spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist on this day in history.   

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1609  Shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe on this day in history.   

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on May - 20.   

1631  On May - 20 german army under earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg   

1639  Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on May - 20.   

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1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  On May - 20 birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

1470  On this day in history birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.   

1554  On this day in history birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on this day in history.   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55