Page 2: 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 this day in history henri Hamal, composer   

1749  On this day in history earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

1752  On July - 20 john C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85   

1761  On this day in history joseph Lefebvre, composer   

1762  Jakob Haibel, composer on this day in history.   

1762  Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies on this day in history.   

1766  Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat on this day in history.   

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

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

1779  Ignaz Schuster, composer on this day in history.   

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

1793  Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski) on July - 20.   

1796  On July - 20 edward Hodges, composer   

1801  Elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm on July - 20.   

1803  Jakob Zeugheer, composer on July - 20.   

1804  Richard Owen, British zoologist on July - 20.   

1806  On July - 20 john Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian)   

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

1808  On this day in history francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

1810  On this day in history colombia declared independence from Spain   

1810  Colombia declares independence from Spain on July - 20.   

1811  On this day in history james Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica)   

1814  Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history william Bowman, English anatomist   

1819  Paul Henrion, composer on July - 20.   

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

1824  Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) on July - 20.   

1824  On this day in history joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies   

1825  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1836  Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension on July - 20.   

1836  Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) on this day in history.   

1837  Hans Sommer, composer on July - 20.   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on this day in history.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  On this day in history birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0833  On this day in history ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on this day in history.   

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on this day in history.   

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

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

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

1320  On July - 20 death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  On this day in history frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies