DECEMBER 20 Historical Events on December 20
69 General Vespasian's troops occupy Rome after defeating the Emperor Vitellius 1046 Synod of Sutri: German King Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI 1046 Benedictus IX & Silvester III & names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II at the Council of Sutri Event of Interest 1192 Richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna King Richard the Lionheart 1448 Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal Event of Interest 1522 Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. Eventually settle in Malta, become known as the Knights of Malta. Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent 1585 English fleet & Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, reach Vlissingen 1600 Ottario Rinuccini and Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published 1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jam...
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