Page 3: Historical Events In August - 20

1856  Wilberforce University forms in Ohio on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

1856  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

1860  On this day in history raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)   

1861  Skirmish at Jonesboro MO on this day in history.   

1864  8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties) on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 20 daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

1865  Pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx on this day in history.   

1866  On August - 20 pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over   

1873  On this day in history eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)   

1879  On this day in history govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns   

1881  On this day in history edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

1882  The first CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan on this day in history.   

1882  Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow on this day in history.   

1885  Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) on August - 20.   

1885  On August - 20 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42   

1886  Paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung) on August - 20.   

1888  Longest US men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history george Sklavos, composer   

1889  Witold Friemann, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 20 the birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer   

1890  On August - 20 h P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness)   

1893  Shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland on August - 20.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" (BG) on August - 20.   

1896  On this day in history dial telephone patented   

1897  Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet) on August - 20.   

1898  On August - 20 g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)   

1899  On this day in history hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt)   

1900  Great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games on this day in history.   

1900  On August - 20 edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break   

1901  Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony on August - 20.   

1901  Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) on this day in history.   

1902  Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner on this day in history.   

1904  Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) on August - 20.   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.