Page 2: Historical Events In May - 20

1639  dorchester, Massachusetts funds the inaugural school in the US from local taxes.   

1639  dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes.   

1648  wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies.   

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies   

1690  England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II   

1704  Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York   

1704  elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY.   

1734  The inaugural Jockey Club forms in South Carolina   

1734  1st Jockey Club forms in SC   

1750  stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during War of 1812.   

1751  domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38.   

1754  hans Gram, composer.   

1759  William Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)   

1764  J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer   

1768  Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17)   

1772  William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

1774  britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio.   

1775  Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain   

1775  citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declare independence of Britain.   

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1784  england and Netherlands signs peace treaty (Peace of Paris).   

1795  Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded   

1806  John Stuart Mill, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian   

1812  gustav Adolf Mankell, composer.   

1818  william George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo).   

1822  Emile Erckmann, [E-Chatrian], French writer (Waterloo)   

1825  Charles X is recorded as becoming King of France   

1825  Antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy (1st ordained US female minister)   

1828  James William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1830  The inaugural railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American)   

1830  1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American)   

1830  Amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry   

1834  marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies.   

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1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on May - 20.   

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on May - 20.   

1537  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  On May - 20 birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)   

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.   

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.