Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

1860  On December - 20 south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA   

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

1862  On December - 20 robert Knox   

1864  On December - 20 -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC   

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

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer   

1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)   

1870  On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1879  Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on December - 20.   

1880  On December - 20 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"   

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

1881  On this day in history branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

1883  International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on this day in history.   

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

1884  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor on December - 20.   

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

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on December - 20.   

1891  On this day in history strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses on December - 20.   

1892  On December - 20 phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne   

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

1893  First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.   

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

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

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

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  On December - 20 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 December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

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  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

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

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet