Page 3: Historical Events In September - 20

1832  On this day in history johann Joseph Abert, composer   

1833  On September - 20 charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires   

1833  On September - 20 ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italy, journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907)   

1835  On this day in history farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.   

1839  1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on September - 20.   

1839  Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on September - 20.   

1842  James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet) on September - 20.   

1846  Agnes Tyrrell, composer on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary)   

1848  On September - 20 the American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.   

1850  Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro)   

1854  British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died   

1859  Patent granted on the electric range on this day in history.   

1859  On September - 20 george Simpson patents electric range   

1859  Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator on this day in history.   

1860  First British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) on this day in history.   

1860  1st British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) on September - 20.   

1861  On September - 20 battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

1863  On September - 20 civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, ends   

1863  On this day in history battle of Shepardstown VA   

1863  On this day in history benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33   

1865  Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist on September - 20.   

1865  On this day in history william H Revere Jr, US Union brig-general, dies   

1866  Gustave Doret, composer on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history george Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic   

1870  Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French on this day in history.   

1871  Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo   

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) on this day in history.   

1873  Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal on September - 20.   

1873  On this day in history robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open   

1873  Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies on this day in history.   

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1486  On this day in history birth of arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on September - 20.   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on September - 20.   

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on September - 20.   

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer   

1744  On September - 20 birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)   

1168  On September - 20 paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

1493  On this day in history philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies   

1586  On September - 20 death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.