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

1860  On December - 20 sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede   

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA on December - 20.   

1862  -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA on December - 20.   

1862  Robert Knox on December - 20.   

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  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  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on December - 20.   

1871  On December - 20 henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  On December - 20 t F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)   

1875  On December - 20 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 December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  On December - 20 battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten   

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

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

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

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

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

1889  On December - 20 bozidar Sirola, composer   

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

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

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

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

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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 December - 20.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

0860  On December - 20 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  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

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