Historical Events Happened In September - 20

1832  Johann Joseph Abert, composer on September - 20.  

1833  Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires on September - 20.  

1833  Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italy, journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.  

1839  On September - 20 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)  

1839  On this day in history jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74  

1842  On this day in history james Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)  

1846  Agnes Tyrrell, composer on this day in history.  

1847  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary) on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history the American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.  

1850  Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue on this day in history.  

1852  Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on September - 20.  

1854  British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died  

1859  On September - 20 patent granted on the electric range  

1859  George Simpson patents electric range on this day in history.  

1859  On September - 20 yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator  

1860  On this day in history first British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)  

1860  On September - 20 1st British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)  

1861  Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union on September - 20.  

1863  Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, ends on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Shepardstown VA on September - 20.  

1863  On September - 20 benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33  

1865  On this day in history lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist  

1865  On September - 20 william H Revere Jr, US Union brig-general, dies  

1866  Gustave Doret, composer on this day in history.  

1869  George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on September - 20.  

1870  On September - 20 italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French  

1871  On this day in history bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia.  

1872  On September - 20 maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo  

1873  On this day in history panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)  

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal on September - 20.  

1873  Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open on this day in history.  

1873  Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies on September - 20.  

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on September - 20.  

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on September - 20.  

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer  

1663  On September - 20 birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer  

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on September - 20.  

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer  

1744  On this day in history birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)  

1168  On September - 20 paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies  

1246  On this day in history death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev  

1384  On this day in history death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne  

1460  On this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer  

1493  On September - 20 philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies  

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on September - 20.  

1590  On September - 20 death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)  

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.