Page 2: Historical Events In May - 20
Friday, 18 July 2025
1639 Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes on this day in history.
1639 Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes on May - 20.
1648 Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on May - 20.
1650 On May - 20 francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44
1669 Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.
1690 On May - 20 england passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II
1704 On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York
1704 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on May - 20.
1734 The first Jockey Club forms in South Carolina on this day in history.
1734 On May - 20 1st Jockey Club forms in SC
1750 Stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during War of 1812 on May - 20.
1751 Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.
1754 Hans Gram, composer on this day in history.
1759 On May - 20 william Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)
1764 J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer on this day in history.
1768 On May - 20 dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17)
1772 On May - 20 william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)
1774 On this day in history britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio
1774 Britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio on this day in history.
1775 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declare independence of Britain
1782 On May - 20 carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68
1784 England & Netherlands signs peace treaty (Peace of Paris) on May - 20.
1795 On May - 20 ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded
1806 John Stuart Mill, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian on this day in history.
1812 Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer on May - 20.
1818 William George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo) on this day in history.
1822 Emile Erckmann, [E-Chatrian], French writer (Waterloo) on May - 20.
1825 On this day in history charles X becomes King of France
1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy (1st ordained US female minister) on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history james William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1830 The first railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American) on this day in history.
1830 1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American) on May - 20.
1830 On this day in history amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry
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