Page 3: Historical Events In August - 20

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

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

1856  On August - 20 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) on August - 20.   

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 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  Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over on this day in history.   

1873  On August - 20 eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)   

1879  On August - 20 govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns   

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

1882  On August - 20 the first CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan   

1882  Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow on August - 20.   

1885  On this day in history dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

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  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  On this day in history george Sklavos, composer   

1889  On this day in history witold Friemann, composer   

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

1890  H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland   

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

1896  On August - 20 dial telephone patented   

1897  On August - 20 tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet)   

1898  On this day in history g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)   

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) on August - 20.   

1900  On August - 20 great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games   

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

1901  On this day in history fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony   

1901  Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) on August - 20.   

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

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  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

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