Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf on July - 20.   

1847  On this day in history max Liebermann, German impressionist painter   

1849  On July - 20 start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]= on this day in history.   

1853  On July - 20 geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter   

1855  1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands on July - 20.   

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) on July - 20.   

1859  On this day in history hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on this day in history.   

1861  On July - 20 confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

1862  On July - 20 guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866   

1864  On July - 20 battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

1864  Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured on July - 20.   

1864  On this day in history erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

1866  On July - 20 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on July - 20.   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on July - 20.   

1868  On this day in history 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1870  On this day in history vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19)   

1871  On July - 20 british Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881.   

1871  On July - 20 british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

1872  Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born on July - 20.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio on July - 20.   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history witold Maliszewski, composer   

1876  1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins on July - 20.   

1877  On this day in history military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9   

1878  The first telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  On this day in history hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

1881  Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on July - 20.   

1881  Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on July - 20.   

1881  On July - 20 leon de Smet, Flemish painter   

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0810  On this day in history birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on July - 20.   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on this day in history.   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on July - 20.   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.   

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On July - 20 ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on July - 20.   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on this day in history.   

1160  On July - 20 death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

1201  On this day in history agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18]   

1320  On this day in history death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies