Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  On October - 20 m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

1781  On this day in history patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.   

1784  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs   

1786  On October - 20 harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US   

1788  On October - 20 philip Knapton, composer   

1792  On this day in history anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

1794  On this day in history james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64   

1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase on October - 20.   

1803  On this day in history uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on this day in history.   

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history german Kingdom of Westphalia abolished   

1817  On this day in history first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

1817  1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on October - 20.   

1818  On this day in history 49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada   

1818  US & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country on October - 20.   

1818  49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada on this day in history.   

1819  On October - 20 daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1819  On October - 20 lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66   

1820  Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million on October - 20.   

1820  Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1822  The birth of Thomas Hughes, English author on this day in history.   

1822  1st edition of London Sunday Times on October - 20.   

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)   

1827  Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet on October - 20.   

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana   

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti   

1843  On October - 20 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname   

1843  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on October - 20.   

1847  On this day in history little William Nelman poisons his grandpa   

1854  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on October - 20.   

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)