Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

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

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede on December - 20.   

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.   

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

1862  On December - 20 robert Knox   

1864  -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC on this day in history.   

1865  De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens on this day in history.   

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

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on this day in history.   

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

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on December - 20.   

1870  On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

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

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on December - 20.   

1875  On this day in history t F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 20.   

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

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

1892  Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne on December - 20.   

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

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

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  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

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

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

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

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

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 December - 20 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