Page 2: Historical Events In April - 20

1769  On this day in history in Cahokia Illinois, Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas, murdered by an Illinois Indian; six years earlier he helped lead the Ottawa, Hurons (Wyandots), Potawatomis and Ojibwas in a rising against the British garrisons on the Great Lakes.   

1769  On April - 20 pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered   

1770  Capt Cook arrives in New South Wales on this day in history.   

1775  On April - 20 british begin siege of Boston   

1775  British begin siege of Boston As a result, New York adopts new constitution as an independent state on April - 20.   

1777  On April - 20 new York adopts new constitution as an independent state   

1782  On April - 20 netherlands recognizes US   

1786  John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21 on April - 20.   

1792  France declares war on Austria, Prussia & Sardinia on April - 20.   

1799  On this day in history friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar   

1808  Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) on April - 20.   

1809  Napolean I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria   

1809  On April - 20 john Smith Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881   

1810  The Governors of Caracas declares the national sovereignty from Spain on April - 20.   

1812  On April - 20 george Clinton, 4th US VP, dies at 73 1st VP to, die in office   

1820  On April - 20 arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies   

1821  On this day in history franz K Achard, German physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

1824  On this day in history alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894   

1826  On April - 20 dina M Craik, writer   

1827  John Gibbon, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history rené Caillié is first non-Muslim to enter Timbouctou.   

1832  On this day in history hot Springs National Park, the first national park in the U.S., was established by an act of Congress   

1836  Territory of Wisconsin created on April - 20.   

1836  Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal, dies at 75 on April - 20.   

1839  Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) on April - 20.   

1839  Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.   

1841  First detective story (Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue") published on April - 20.   

1841  1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue") published on April - 20.   

1850  Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor (Minute Man) on April - 20.   

1853  Harriet Tubman starts Underground Railroad on this day in history.   

1857  Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/author (HW Knife Day) on this day in history.   

1858  Auguste Chapuis, composer on this day in history.   

1860  Charles Gordon Curtis, US attorney/inventor (Curtis Turbine) on April - 20.   

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0702  On this day in history birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on April - 20.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.