Historical Events For 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 September - 20.  

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

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 September - 20 james Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)  

1846  On September - 20 agnes Tyrrell, composer  

1847  On this day in history sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary)  

1848  On September - 20 the American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, ends  

1863  On September - 20 battle of Shepardstown VA  

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

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

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

1866  On September - 20 gustave Doret, composer  

1869  On September - 20 george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic  

1870  Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French on this day in history.  

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  Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo on September - 20.  

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies  

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

1593  On this day in history birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer  

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  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1168  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on September - 20.  

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev  

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on September - 20.  

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

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on September - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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