Historical Events In July - 20

1732  On July - 20 francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51   

1738  On July - 20 north America: French explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.   

1744  On July - 20 henri Hamal, composer   

1749  On July - 20 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

1752  John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85 on July - 20.   

1761  On this day in history joseph Lefebvre, composer   

1762  Jakob Haibel, composer on July - 20.   

1762  On July - 20 christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies   

1766  On July - 20 thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat   

1766  On this day in history isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies   

1773  Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) on July - 20.   

1779  On July - 20 ignaz Schuster, composer   

1785  On July - 20 mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer   

1793  On July - 20 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)   

1796  Edward Hodges, composer on July - 20.   

1801  On this day in history elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm   

1803  Jakob Zeugheer, composer on July - 20.   

1804  On this day in history richard Owen, British zoologist   

1806  John Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian) on July - 20.   

1808  On July - 20 napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names   

1808  Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66 on July - 20.   

1810  On this day in history colombia declared independence from Spain   

1810  On July - 20 colombia declares independence from Spain   

1811  On July - 20 james Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica)   

1814  On July - 20 ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist   

1816  On this day in history william Bowman, English anatomist   

1819  Paul Henrion, composer on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies   

1824  Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) on July - 20.   

1824  On July - 20 joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies   

1825  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58 on July - 20.   

1836  Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension on this day in history.   

1836  On July - 20 thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart)   

1837  Hans Sommer, composer on July - 20.   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on July - 20.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On July - 20 birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

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  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on this day in history.   

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

1156  On July - 20 death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, French theologian on this day in history.   

1201  On July - 20 agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18]   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on July - 20.