Historical Events In July - 20

1847  German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf on this day in history.  

1847  On July - 20 max Liebermann, German impressionist painter  

1849  On July - 20 start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield  

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

1853  Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter on this day in history.  

1855  1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands on July - 20.  

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

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on July - 20.  

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on this day in history.  

1861  Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on July - 20.  

1868  On this day in history the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes  

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

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1870  Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19) on July - 20.  

1871  On July - 20 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  On this day in history british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province  

1872  On this day in history mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born  

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio on July - 20.  

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on July - 20.  

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins  

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

1878  On this day in history the first telephone introduced in Hawaii  

1878  1st telephone introduced in Hawaii on July - 20.  

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

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

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

1881  Leon de Smet, Flemish painter 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 July - 20 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  On July - 20 birth of simon Ives, composer  

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

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

0833  On July - 20 ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63  

0985  On July - 20 death of pope Boniface VII  

1031  On July - 20 robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies  

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

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

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

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

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