Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on December - 20.  

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  On this day in history -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC  

1865  De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens on December - 20.  

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

1867  On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer  

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1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on this day in history.  

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

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on December - 20.  

1871  On this day in history henry Kimball Hadley, composer  

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on December - 20.  

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on this day in history.  

1875  On December - 20 michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75  

1876  On this day in history 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  On this day in history tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park  

1880  On December - 20 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"  

1880  Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten on this day in history.  

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

1883  On December - 20 international cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls  

1883  On December - 20 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  Bozidar Sirola, composer on this day in history.  

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 December - 20.  

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

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

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

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.  

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)  

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)  

1594  On this day in history 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 December - 20.  

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

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus  

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex  

0910  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies  

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet