Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

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

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 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  Robert Knox on December - 20.   

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

1865  On this day in history de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens   

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

1867  On December - 20 fini Valdemar Henriques, composer   

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  On this day in history 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  On December - 20 jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses)   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on this day in history.   

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

1892  Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY on December - 20.   

1893  On December - 20 first state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

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

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

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  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

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