Eventos el 20 May 50
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The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
Año 491
Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery.
Año 685
The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated.
Año 794
King Æthelberht II of East Anglia visits the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls, with a view to marrying princess Ælfthryth. He is taken captive and beheaded.
Año 1217
The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Año 1293
King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Estudio de Escuelas de Generales in Alcalá de Henares.
Año 1449
The Battle of Alfarrobeira is fought, establishing the House of Braganza as a principal royal family of Portugal.
Año 1497
John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date).
Año 1498
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.
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Cumpleaños el 20 May 192
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Muertes el 20 May 93
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