Historical Events In July - 20

1732  On July - 20 francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51   

1738  On this day in history north America: French explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.   

1744  On July - 20 henri Hamal, composer   

1749  On July - 20 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

1752  On this day in history john C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85   

1761  On July - 20 joseph Lefebvre, composer   

1762  Jakob Haibel, composer on July - 20.   

1762  On July - 20 christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies   

1766  On July - 20 thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat   

1766  On July - 20 isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies   

1773  On July - 20 scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)   

1779  On July - 20 ignaz Schuster, composer   

1785  On this day in history mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer   

1793  On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)   

1796  Edward Hodges, composer on this day in history.   

1801  Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm on this day in history.   

1803  On July - 20 jakob Zeugheer, composer   

1804  On July - 20 richard Owen, British zoologist   

1806  On this day in history john Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian)   

1808  On July - 20 napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names   

1808  On July - 20 francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

1810  Colombia declared independence from Spain on July - 20.   

1810  Colombia declares independence from Spain on this day in history.   

1811  On July - 20 james Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica)   

1814  On July - 20 ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist   

1816  On July - 20 william Bowman, English anatomist   

1819  On July - 20 paul Henrion, composer   

1819  John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1824  Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1824  Joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies on this day in history.   

1825  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58 on July - 20.   

1836  On this day in history charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension   

1836  On July - 20 thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart)   

1837  Hans Sommer, composer on July - 20.   

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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  On July - 20 birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on July - 20.   

1659  On July - 20 birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on July - 20.   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on July - 20.   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, French theologian on this day in history.   

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on this day in history.   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on this day in history.