Page 2: 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  Congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol on June - 20.   

1782  On June - 20 congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol   

1787  On this day in history 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  On June - 20 oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

1789  On this day in history oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

1791  On this day in history king Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution   

1793  On June - 20 eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent   

1793  Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin on this day in history.   

1819  On June - 20 savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

1819  320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on this day in history.   

1819  On June - 20 jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)   

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  Coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon on June - 20.   

1826  On this day in history siam/England sign trade/peace treaty   

1833  Leon-J-F Bonnat, painter on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44   

1837  England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on June - 20.   

1837  Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 on this day in history.   

1837  England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on June - 20.   

1837  On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89   

1840  On this day in history samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

1842  Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1846  On June - 20 pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20] on June - 20.   

1855  Commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin on this day in history.   

1858  Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits) on June - 20.   

1861  Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer on this day in history.   

1862  Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated on June - 20.   

1863  First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) on this day in history.   

1863  On June - 20 west Virginia admitted as 35th US state   

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

1389  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  On this day in history birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.   

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  On June - 20 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  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on June - 20.   

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.   

1751  On this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56