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

1861  On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA  

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

1862  Robert Knox on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on this day in history.  

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on this day in history.  

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on this day in history.  

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 20.  

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

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1889  On December - 20 bozidar Sirola, composer  

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

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses on December - 20.  

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

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

1893  On this day in history first state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia  

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

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)  

1537  On this day in history 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  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)  

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus  

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  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.  

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