Historical Events In October - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1780 M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla on this day in history.
1781 Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy on this day in history.
1784 On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs
1786 Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history philip Knapton, composer
1792 On October - 20 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer
1794 On October - 20 james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64
1803 On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
1803 On this day in history uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase
1808 Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on October - 20.
1812 On this day in history austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer
1813 On this day in history german Kingdom of Westphalia abolished
1817 First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.
1817 1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on October - 20.
1818 On October - 20 49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada
1818 US & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country on this day in history.
1818 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada on October - 20.
1819 Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on October - 20.
1819 Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66 on October - 20.
1820 Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million on October - 20.
1820 On this day in history benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)
1822 The birth of Thomas Hughes, English author on October - 20.
1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times on October - 20.
1822 On October - 20 mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
1823 On this day in history thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)
1827 On October - 20 battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet
1833 Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana on this day in history.
1835 HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti on this day in history.
1843 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur
1847 Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on this day in history.
1847 On October - 20 little William Nelman poisons his grandpa
1854 Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on October - 20.
1856 On this day in history arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens
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