Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1780 On October - 20 m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla
1781 On this day in history 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 this day in history philip Knapton, composer
1792 On this day in history anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer
1794 On October - 20 james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64
1803 On this day in history uS Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
1803 On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase
1808 Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on October - 20.
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 On October - 20 first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage
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 this day in history uS & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country
1818 On October - 20 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada
1819 On this day in history daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914
1819 On this day in history lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66
1820 Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million on this day in history.
1820 On October - 20 benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)
1822 On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hughes, English author
1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times on this day in history.
1822 On October - 20 mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
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 On this day in history hMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti
1843 On October - 20 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname
1843 Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur on this day in history.
1847 Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on this day in history.
1847 On this day in history little William Nelman poisons his grandpa
1854 On October - 20 alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)
1856 Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on October - 20.
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