Page 3: Historical Events In September - 20

1832  On September - 20 johann Joseph Abert, composer   

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires   

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  1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on September - 20.   

1839  Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on September - 20.   

1842  James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet) on September - 20.   

1846  Agnes Tyrrell, composer on September - 20.   

1847  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary) on September - 20.   

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

1850  On this day in history slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue   

1852  Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history british and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea   

1854  Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

1859  On September - 20 patent granted on the electric range   

1859  On September - 20 george Simpson patents electric range   

1859  On this day in history 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 this day in history 1st British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)   

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

1863  On September - 20 civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, ends   

1863  On this day in history battle of Shepardstown VA   

1863  Benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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

1865  William H Revere Jr, US Union brig-general, dies on September - 20.   

1866  Gustave Doret, composer on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic   

1870  Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French on September - 20.   

1871  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 on September - 20.   

1872  On this day in history maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo   

1873  On September - 20 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  On this day in history robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open   

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 this day in history.   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on September - 20.   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on September - 20.   

1665  On September - 20 birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on this day in history.   

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

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on September - 20.   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on September - 20.   

1493  On this day in history philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies   

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

1590  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on September - 20.   

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