Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf.   

1847  Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter   

1849  Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]=.   

1853  Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter.   

1855  1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands   

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)   

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness).   

1861  Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

1862  Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's and Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866.   

1864  Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

1864  Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured.   

1864  Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous).   

1866  Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide.   

1868  The inaugural use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

1868  1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes.   

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75.   

1870  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   

1871  British Columbia is recorded as becoming 6th Canadian province   

1872  Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer   

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer.   

1876  1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton claims   

1877  Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, results in the deaths of 9   

1878  The inaugural telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1878  1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer.   

1881  Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  Leon de Smet, Flemish painter.   

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0810  Imam bukhari: Muslim scholar and compiler of hadith   

1304  Francesco petrarch: Italy, poet (italia mia)   

1513  Gaspar schetz: Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  Innocent ix: [giovanni a facchinetti], 230th catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'ossat: French diplomat and writer   

1600  Simon ives: Composer   

1659  Hyacinthe rigaud: French painter   

1663  Pierre drevet: French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/ansegius: French abbot of fontenelle/author,   

0985  Death of Pope boniface vii: Pope boniface vii   

1031  Robert ii de vrome: King of france (996-1031),   

1156  Emperor toba of japan: Emperor toba of japan (b. 1103)   

1160  Death of Peter lombard: French theologian   

1201  Agnes of france: Queen of france,   

1320  Death of King oshin of armenia: King oshin of armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  Death of Frederik ii van sierck: Bishop of utrecht (1317-22),