Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

1860  South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on December - 20.   

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

1861  On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA   

1862  -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA on this day in history.   

1862  Robert Knox on this day in history.   

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

1865  On December - 20 de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens   

1865  On this day in history maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1867  On December - 20 fini Valdemar Henriques, composer   

1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on this day in history.   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on December - 20.   

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

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on December - 20.   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on December - 20.   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on this day in history.   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on December - 20.   

1876  On December - 20 jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses)   

1876  Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park   

1880  New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" on December - 20.   

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

1881  On December - 20 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

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

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  On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer   

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

1891  On December - 20 strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses   

1892  Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne on December - 20.   

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

1893  On December - 20 first state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia   

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

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

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

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

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

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.   

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