Historical Events In August - 20

1856  On August - 20 wilberforce University forms in Ohio   

1856  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] on this day in history.   

1856  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) on August - 20.   

1861  Skirmish at Jonesboro MO on August - 20.   

1864  8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) on this day in history.   

1864  Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on August - 20.   

1865  Pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx on August - 20.   

1866  Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over on August - 20.   

1873  Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) on August - 20.   

1879  Govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns on this day in history.   

1881  On August - 20 edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

1882  On August - 20 the first CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan   

1882  Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow on August - 20.   

1885  On August - 20 dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

1885  On August - 20 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42   

1886  Paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung) on August - 20.   

1888  Longest US men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest on August - 20.   

1888  George Sklavos, composer on this day in history.   

1889  Witold Friemann, composer on August - 20.   

1890  On August - 20 the birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer   

1890  H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) on August - 20.   

1893  On this day in history shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" (BG) on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 20 dial telephone patented   

1897  On August - 20 tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet)   

1898  G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) on this day in history.   

1900  Great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games on this day in history.   

1900  Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break on this day in history.   

1901  Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony on this day in history.   

1901  Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) on this day in history.   

1902  On August - 20 ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner   

1904  On August - 20 jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA)   

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

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

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

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 August - 20 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