Historical Events In October - 20

1780  M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla on this day in history.   

1781  On October - 20 patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.   

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs on October - 20.   

1786  Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US on October - 20.   

1788  On October - 20 philip Knapton, composer   

1792  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer on October - 20.   

1794  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase on October - 20.   

1803  On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  On this day in history karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)   

1812  On this day in history austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer   

1813  German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished on this day in history.   

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

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

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 October - 20 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada   

1819  Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on this day in history.   

1819  Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66 on October - 20.   

1820  On this day in history spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million   

1820  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti   

1843  On this day in history 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname   

1843  On this day in history 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  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on this day in history.   

1856  On October - 20 arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens   

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 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  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

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

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

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

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)