Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on December - 20.   

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

1860  On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede   

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  Robert Knox on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 20.   

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

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  On December - 20 henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on December - 20.   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park   

1880  New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" on December - 20.   

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

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

1886  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on this day in history.   

1891  On December - 20 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 December - 20 pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

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

1893  1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.   

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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  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

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

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

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

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

0910  On December - 20 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  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.