Historical Events In October - 20

1780  On this day in history m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla  

1781  On this day in history patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.  

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs on October - 20.  

1786  On October - 20 harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US  

1788  On October - 20 philip Knapton, composer  

1792  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer on October - 20.  

1794  On this day in history james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64  

1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase  

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on October - 20.  

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer on October - 20.  

1813  On October - 20 german Kingdom of Westphalia abolished  

1817  First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.  

1817  1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on October - 20.  

1818  On this day in history 49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada  

1818  US & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country on this day in history.  

1818  49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada on October - 20.  

1819  On October - 20 daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914  

1819  On October - 20 lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66  

1820  Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)  

1822  On October - 20 the birth of Thomas Hughes, English author  

1822  1st edition of London Sunday Times on this day in history.  

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 on October - 20.  

1823  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) on October - 20.  

1827  On this day in history battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet  

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana  

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti on October - 20.  

1843  1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname on this day in history.  

1843  On October - 20 victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur  

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on October - 20.  

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa on this day in history.  

1854  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on this day in history.  

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on October - 20.  

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.  

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.  

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

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.  

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.  

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.  

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  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.  

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies  

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1525  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50  

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