Historical Events In July - 20

1847  On this day in history german astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf   

1847  On July - 20 max Liebermann, German impressionist painter   

1849  Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield on July - 20.   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]= on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter   

1855  On this day in history 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands   

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) on this day in history.   

1859  On July - 20 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on this day in history.   

1861  Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va on July - 20.   

1862  Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866 on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 20 battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured   

1864  On July - 20 erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

1866  On July - 20 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.   

1868  1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes on July - 20.   

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1870  On July - 20 vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19)   

1871  British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

1872  Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born on July - 20.   

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on July - 20.   

1873  On this day in history witold Maliszewski, composer   

1876  On this day in history 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins   

1877  Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on July - 20.   

1878  The first telephone introduced in Hawaii on July - 20.   

1878  On this day in history 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  On July - 20 hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

1881  Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on July - 20.   

1881  On this day in history sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  On this day in history leon de Smet, Flemish painter   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on July - 20.   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on July - 20.   

0833  On July - 20 ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on this day in history.   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1322  On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies