Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  On this day in history m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

1781  Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs   

1786  On October - 20 harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US   

1788  Philip Knapton, composer on this day in history.   

1792  On October - 20 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

1794  On this day in history james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64   

1803  On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase   

1803  On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on this day in history.   

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history german Kingdom of Westphalia abolished   

1817  First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on October - 20.   

1817  1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.   

1818  49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada on October - 20.   

1818  On October - 20 uS & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country   

1818  On this day in history 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada   

1819  Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on October - 20.   

1819  On October - 20 lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66   

1820  Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million on October - 20.   

1820  On this day in history benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1822  The birth of Thomas Hughes, English author on October - 20.   

1822  On this day in history 1st edition of London Sunday Times   

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)   

1827  Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti on this day in history.   

1843  1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname on this day in history.   

1843  On October - 20 victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

1847  On October - 20 little William Nelman poisons his grandfather   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)   

1856  On this day in history arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)