Historical Events In September - 20

1832  Johann Joseph Abert, composer on this day in history.  

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

1833  Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italy, journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) on September - 20.  

1835  On September - 20 farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.  

1839  1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on this day in history.  

1839  On September - 20 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  On this day in history agnes Tyrrell, composer  

1847  On September - 20 sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary)  

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

1850  On September - 20 slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue  

1852  On this day in history edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro)  

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

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

1859  Patent granted on the electric range on this day in history.  

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

1859  Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator on this day in history.  

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

1860  1st British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) on this day in history.  

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

1865  Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist on this day in history.  

1865  William H Revere Jr, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

1866  On September - 20 gustave Doret, composer  

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

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

1871  On September - 20 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 this day in history maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo  

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) on September - 20.  

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal on this day in history.  

1873  On September - 20 robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open  

1873  Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies on this day in history.  

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.  

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

1599  On this day in history birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)  

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

1663  On this day in history birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer  

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

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.  

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on September - 20.  

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

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

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

1586  On this day in history death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24  

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

1613  On this day in history willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies