Historical Events In August - 20

1856  On August - 20 wilberforce University forms in Ohio  

1856  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] on August - 20.  

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

1860  On August - 20 raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)  

1861  Skirmish at Jonesboro MO on August - 20.  

1864  On August - 20 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)  

1864  On this day in history daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies  

1865  On August - 20 pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx  

1866  On this day in history pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over  

1873  Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) on August - 20.  

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1879  On this day in history govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns  

1881  Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on August - 20.  

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

1882  On this day in history tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow  

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  On August - 20 paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung)  

1888  On August - 20 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  

1888  George Sklavos, composer on this day in history.  

1889  Witold Friemann, composer on this day in history.  

1890  The birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer on August - 20.  

1890  H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) on August - 20.  

1893  Shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland on this day in history.  

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

1896  Dial telephone patented on August - 20.  

1897  Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet) on this day in history.  

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

1899  On August - 20 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 this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959)  

1902  On this day in history ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner  

1904  Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) on this day in history.  

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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 August - 20 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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.  

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  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.  

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38