Historical Events In July - 20

1847  On July - 20 german astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf   

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

1849  Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield on July - 20.   

1852  On July - 20 theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]=   

1853  Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter on this day in history.   

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

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) on this day in history.   

1859  On July - 20 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

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

1861  Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va on July - 20.   

1862  On this day in history 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 July - 20 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  On July - 20 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

1870  Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19) on this day in history.   

1871  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 on this day in history.   

1871  British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province on this day in history.   

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history alick Maclean, composer   

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer on this day in history.   

1876  1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins on this day in history.   

1877  Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1878  1st telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

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

1881  Leon de Smet, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  On July - 20 birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

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  On July - 20 birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on July - 20.   

1659  On July - 20 birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On this day in history ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on this day in history.   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on July - 20.   

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

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