Page 3: Historical Events In October - 20

1859  G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England) on October - 20.   

1862  On October - 20 amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname   

1864  Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday on this day in history.   

1864  Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27 on October - 20.   

1870  On October - 20 michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62   

1871  Frederick Burton, IN, actor (One Way Passage) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78   

1873  P T Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (NYC) on this day in history.   

1874  Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) on October - 20.   

1876  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1877  Josephine McGill, composer on October - 20.   

1880  Amsterdam Free University opens on this day in history.   

1882  Bela Lugosi, Hungary, actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space) on October - 20.   

1882  On this day in history olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41   

1883  Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile on this day in history.   

1883  Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed on October - 20.   

1884  The birth of Bela Lugosi, Hungarian actor on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history thomas Chalmers, NYC, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage)   

1887  On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)   

1888  On October - 20 chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ   

1889  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1889  Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil (Day at the Races) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history pike's Peak railroad completed.   

1891  First International 6 day bike race begins in New York on this day in history.   

1891  On October - 20 1st International 6 day bike race (NY MSG) begins   

1891  James Chadwick, English physicist (discovered neutron) on October - 20.   

1893  Charlie Chase, US actor/director (Sons of Desert) on this day in history.   

1895  Rex Ingram, US actor (Tarzan of the Apes, 10 Commandments) on October - 20.   

1896  On October - 20 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)   

1897  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses) on October - 20.   

1898  NC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers   

1899  Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand) on October - 20.   

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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 October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

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

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

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

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

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

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