Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on December - 20.   

1860  On this day in history south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede on this day in history.   

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 20 -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA   

1862  On this day in history robert Knox   

1864  On this day in history -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC   

1865  On this day in history de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens   

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) on this day in history.   

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 20 pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on December - 20.   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) on this day in history.   

1876  Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US on December - 20.   

1879  Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"   

1880  On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten   

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

1883  On December - 20 international cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls   

1883  Intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 20 marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor   

1886  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses on December - 20.   

1891  On this day in history strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses   

1892  On December - 20 phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne   

1892  On this day in history pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

1893  First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.   

1893  1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.