Page 2: Historical Events In June - 20

1763  Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist on this day in history.   

1779  Battle of Stone Ferry on June - 20.   

1782  On this day in history congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol   

1782  Congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol on June - 20.   

1787  On June - 20 oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.   

1787  On June - 20 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

1789  Oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

1791  On this day in history king Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution   

1793  Eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent on June - 20.   

1793  Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin on June - 20.   

1819  On June - 20 savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

1819  On June - 20 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

1819  On June - 20 jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)   

1823  On June - 20 jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1824  George E Street, British (?) architect on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon   

1826  On June - 20 siam/England sign trade/peace treaty   

1833  On this day in history leon-J-F Bonnat, painter   

1833  Philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44 on June - 20.   

1837  England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1837  On June - 20 queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901   

1837  On June - 20 england issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

1837  Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on June - 20.   

1840  On June - 20 samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

1842  On June - 20 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60   

1846  On this day in history pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67   

1852  On June - 20 theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]   

1855  On this day in history commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin   

1858  Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits) on June - 20.   

1861  On June - 20 arthur Battelle Whiting, composer   

1862  On this day in history barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.   

1863  First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) on June - 20.   

1863  West Virginia admitted as 35th US state on this day in history.   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1389  On June - 20 birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  On this day in history birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.   

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on June - 20.   

0840  On June - 20 louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies   

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.   

1649  On June - 20 maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on this day in history.   

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56