Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy.   

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

1861  Battle of Dranesville, VA   

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

1862  Robert Knox   

1864  -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC   

1865  De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens.   

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc).   

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer.   

1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady).   

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina).   

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer.   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75.   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses).   

1876  Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US.   

1879  Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park.   

1880  New York's Broadway lit by electricity, is recorded as becoming known as "Great White Way"   

1880  Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten.   

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

1883  International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls.   

1883  Intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls   

1884  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor.   

1886  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses.   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses.   

1892  Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne.   

1892  Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

1893  inaugural state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia.   

1893  1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia.   

1894  Day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166   

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

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

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

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

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

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

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  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

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