Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  On July - 20 german astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf   

1847  Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield   

1852  On this day in history theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]=   

1853  On July - 20 geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter   

1855  On this day in history 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands   

1858  On this day in history fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)   

1859  On July - 20 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on July - 20.   

1861  On July - 20 confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

1862  On this day in history guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866   

1864  Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 20 battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured   

1864  Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) on this day in history.   

1866  Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy on July - 20.   

1866  On this day in history faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.   

1868  1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.   

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1870  On this day in history vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19)   

1871  British Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881 on this day in history.   

1871  British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province on this day in history.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born on July - 20.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio on July - 20.   

1872  On July - 20 alick Maclean, composer   

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer on this day in history.   

1876  1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins on July - 20.   

1877  Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.   

1878  On July - 20 the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1878  On July - 20 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  On July - 20 sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  On July - 20 leon de Smet, Flemish painter   

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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 July - 20 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 July - 20.   

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

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On July - 20 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  On this day in history death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

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  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on July - 20.