Page 2: Historical Events In July - 20

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

1738  On July - 20 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 this day in history earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

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

1761  Joseph Lefebvre, composer on July - 20.   

1762  On this day in history jakob Haibel, composer   

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

1766  On this day in history thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat   

1766  Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies on July - 20.   

1773  Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) on July - 20.   

1779  Ignaz Schuster, composer on this day in history.   

1785  Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer on July - 20.   

1793  On July - 20 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)   

1796  On July - 20 edward Hodges, composer   

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

1803  On this day in history jakob Zeugheer, composer   

1804  On this day in history richard Owen, British zoologist   

1806  John Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian) on July - 20.   

1808  Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names on this day in history.   

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

1810  On this day in history colombia declared independence from Spain   

1810  On July - 20 colombia declares independence from Spain   

1811  James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) on July - 20.   

1814  Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist on July - 20.   

1816  William Bowman, English anatomist on July - 20.   

1819  On July - 20 paul Henrion, composer   

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

1824  On this day in history alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1824  On July - 20 joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies   

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

1836  Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart)   

1837  On July - 20 hans Sommer, composer   

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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  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on this day in history.   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on this day in history.   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

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

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.   

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

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on July - 20.   

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

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on July - 20.   

1156  On July - 20 death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

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

1201  On this day in history agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18]   

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

1322  On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies