Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on this day in history.  

1860  South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on this day in history.  

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

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA on December - 20.  

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

1862  Robert Knox on this day in history.  

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

1865  On December - 20 de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens  

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

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

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1868  On this day in history 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 December - 20.  

1871  On December - 20 henry Kimball Hadley, composer  

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  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1880  On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten  

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

1883  International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on December - 20.  

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  On December - 20 domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer  

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on December - 20.  

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 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  On this day in history 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia  

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)  

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.  

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.  

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

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered  

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.  

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

0910  On December - 20 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  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  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.