Historical Events In June - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1763 Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history battle of Stone Ferry
1782 On June - 20 congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol
1782 On June - 20 congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol
1787 On June - 20 oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.
1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1789 Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken on this day in history.
1789 Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken on this day in history.
1791 King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution on June - 20.
1793 Eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent on this day in history.
1793 On this day in history eli Whitney patents his cotton gin
1819 Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on June - 20.
1819 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on June - 20.
1819 Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) on this day in history.
1823 Jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on June - 20.
1824 George E Street, British (?) architect on this day in history.
1825 On June - 20 coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon
1826 Siam/England sign trade/peace treaty on this day in history.
1833 Leon-J-F Bonnat, painter on June - 20.
1833 On June - 20 philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44
1837 England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on this day in history.
1837 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 on June - 20.
1837 England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on June - 20.
1837 On June - 20 giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89
1840 On June - 20 samuel Morse patents his telegraph
1842 Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on June - 20.
1846 On this day in history pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67
1852 On this day in history theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]
1855 On June - 20 commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin
1858 On this day in history medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)
1861 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer on June - 20.
1862 On June - 20 barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
1863 First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) on this day in history.
1863 West Virginia admitted as 35th US state on this day in history.
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