Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf on July - 20.   

1847  On this day in history max Liebermann, German impressionist painter   

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

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

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

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

1858  On July - 20 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 July - 20.   

1861  On this day in history confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

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

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

1864  Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured on this day in history.   

1864  Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) on July - 20.   

1866  On July - 20 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  On July - 20 faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on July - 20.   

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

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

1870  Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19) on this day in history.   

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  On July - 20 alick Maclean, composer   

1873  On this day in history witold Maliszewski, composer   

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

1877  On this day in history military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9   

1878  The first telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1878  On July - 20 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  On this day in history hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

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

1881  Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on this day in history.   

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  On July - 20 birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

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

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

1537  On July - 20 birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0985  On July - 20 death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on this day in history.