Page 3: 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  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on August - 20.   

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

1861  On August - 20 skirmish at Jonesboro MO   

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

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

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

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

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

1879  Govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns on August - 20.   

1881  On August - 20 edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

1882  The first CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan on August - 20.   

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

1885  Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) on this day in history.   

1885  Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1886  On August - 20 paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung)   

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  George Sklavos, composer on this day in history.   

1889  Witold Friemann, composer on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

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

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" (BG)   

1896  On this day in history dial telephone patented   

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

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

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

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

1900  Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break on this day in history.   

1901  Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony on this day in history.   

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

1902  Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner on August - 20.   

1904  On this day in history jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA)   

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

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.   

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.