Page 3: Historical Events In October - 20

1859  On October - 20 g B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)   

1862  Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday   

1864  On this day in history stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27   

1870  Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1871  On October - 20 frederick Burton, IN, actor (One Way Passage)   

1871  On October - 20 charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78   

1873  P T Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (NYC) on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

1876  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1877  Josephine McGill, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history amsterdam Free University opens   

1882  Bela Lugosi, Hungary, actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space) on October - 20.   

1882  Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 20 treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile   

1883  On October - 20 max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed   

1884  The birth of Bela Lugosi, Hungarian actor on October - 20.   

1884  Thomas Chalmers, NYC, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)   

1888  On this day in history chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ   

1889  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 20 margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil (Day at the Races)   

1890  Pike's Peak railroad completed on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history first International 6 day bike race begins in New York   

1891  On this day in history 1st International 6 day bike race (NY MSG) begins   

1891  On this day in history james Chadwick, English physicist (discovered neutron)   

1893  On October - 20 charlie Chase, US actor/director (Sons of Desert)   

1895  Rex Ingram, US actor (Tarzan of the Apes, 10 Commandments) on this day in history.   

1896  On October - 20 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)   

1897  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses) on October - 20.   

1898  On October - 20 nC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms   

1899  Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers on this day in history.   

1899  On October - 20 evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand)   

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

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  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

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

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

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

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

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