Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  On this day in history german astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf   

1847  Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter on July - 20.   

1849  Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield on July - 20.   

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

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

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

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) on July - 20.   

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.   

1860  On July - 20 johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness)   

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  On July - 20 battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

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

1864  On this day in history erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

1866  On this day in history sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on this day in history.   

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

1868  1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes on July - 20.   

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 July - 20 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 this day in history.   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on this day in history.   

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer on July - 20.   

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

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

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

1878  On July - 20 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

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

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

1881  Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on July - 20.   

1881  Leon de Smet, Flemish painter on July - 20.   

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0810  On this day in history birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

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

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

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on this day in history.   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on July - 20.   

1160  On July - 20 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 this day in history.   

1322  On this day in history frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies