Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  On December - 20 sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

1860  South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on December - 20.   

1860  On December - 20 sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede   

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA   

1862  On this day in history robert Knox   

1864  On this day in history -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC   

1865  De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens on this day in history.   

1865  On December - 20 maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on this day in history.   

1868  On December - 20 harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on December - 20.   

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  On December - 20 t F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)   

1875  On this day in history michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) on December - 20.   

1876  Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 20 tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park   

1880  New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" on this day in history.   

1880  Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten on December - 20.   

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on December - 20.   

1883  On December - 20 international cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls   

1883  On this day in history intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls   

1884  On this day in history marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor   

1886  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer   

1891  On December - 20 strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne   

1892  On this day in history pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

1893  On this day in history first state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia   

1893  1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on December - 20.   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On this day in history death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.