Historical Events In June - 20

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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1005  On June - 20 birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)   

1389  On June - 20 birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.   

1583  On June - 20 birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on June - 20.   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  On this day in history birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on this day in history.   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

1597  On June - 20 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56