Historical Events In July - 20

1732  Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51 on July - 20.   

1738  On this day in history north America: French explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.   

1744  On this day in history henri Hamal, composer   

1749  On July - 20 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

1752  On this day in history john C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85   

1761  On July - 20 joseph Lefebvre, composer   

1762  On July - 20 jakob Haibel, composer   

1762  Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies on July - 20.   

1766  Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat on July - 20.   

1766  On July - 20 isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies   

1773  On July - 20 scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)   

1779  On July - 20 ignaz Schuster, composer   

1785  Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)   

1796  On this day in history edward Hodges, composer   

1801  On July - 20 elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm   

1803  Jakob Zeugheer, composer on July - 20.   

1804  On July - 20 richard Owen, British zoologist   

1806  On July - 20 john Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian)   

1808  Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names on this day in history.   

1808  On July - 20 francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

1810  Colombia declared independence from Spain on July - 20.   

1810  Colombia declares independence from Spain on this day in history.   

1811  James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) on this day in history.   

1814  Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist on July - 20.   

1816  William Bowman, English anatomist on July - 20.   

1819  On July - 20 paul Henrion, composer   

1819  John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies on July - 20.   

1824  Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) on July - 20.   

1824  On July - 20 joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies   

1825  On this day in history joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58   

1836  Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension on this day in history.   

1836  Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) on July - 20.   

1837  On July - 20 hans Sommer, composer   

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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on July - 20.   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on this day in history.   

1519  On July - 20 birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on July - 20.   

1031  On July - 20 robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  On July - 20 death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, French theologian on July - 20.   

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on July - 20.   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on July - 20.