Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  On October - 20 m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

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

1784  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

1792  On this day in history anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

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 this day in history uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  On October - 20 karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)   

1812  On October - 20 austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer   

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  On October - 20 49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) on October - 20.   

1827  On October - 20 battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana on this day in history.   

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

1843  1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname on October - 20.   

1843  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur on this day in history.   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on October - 20.   

1847  On October - 20 little William Nelman poisons his grandpa   

1854  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on October - 20.   

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.   

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

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

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.