Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

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

1860  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

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 this day in history robert Knox   

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

1865  On December - 20 de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens   

1865  On this day in history maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1867  On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer   

1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on December - 20.   

1869  On December - 20 charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)   

1870  On December - 20 pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

1871  On this day in history henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on December - 20.   

1875  On December - 20 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  On this day in history hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US   

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

1881  On December - 20 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

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

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

1884  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor on this day in history.   

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

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on December - 20.   

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

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

1892  Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne on this day in history.   

1892  Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

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 this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

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