Page 4: Historical Events In January - 11
Saturday, 20 June 2026
1879 Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins. 

1879 Antonio Beltramelli, writer 

1880 Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer 

1885 Henrik Ibsen's "Vildauden," premieres in Oslo 

1885 Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party). 

1886 George Zucco, England, actor (Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Capt Fury). 

1887 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society). 

1888 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) 

1890 Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy). 

1891 Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81. 

1892 Hawaiian Historical Society founded. 

1892 Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl 

1892 William D McCoy of Indiana appointed US minister to Liberia. 

1893 Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35) 

1893 Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 

1894 Jaroslav Vogel, composer 

1896 Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection). 

1897 M H Cannon is recorded as becoming inaugural woman state senator in US (Utah). 

1897 M H Cannon is recorded as becoming 1st woman state senator in US (Utah). 

1898 Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven). 

1898 Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86. 

1901 Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass). 

1901 Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34. 

1902 Popular Mechanics magazine hit the newsstands for the inaugural time 

1902 Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer 

1902 Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum 

1903 Alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country) 

1904 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising 

1904 Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly). 

1905 Pierre Mendes-France, French politician is born. 

1905 John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer. 

1906 Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (LSD) is born. 

1906 Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD) 

1908 Lionel Stander, NYC, actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours) 

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