Page 3: Historical Events In September - 20

1832  Johann Joseph Abert, composer on September - 20.   

1833  Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires on September - 20.   

1833  Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italy, journalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907) on this day in history.   

1835  On September - 20 farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.   

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

1839  On September - 20 jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74   

1842  On this day in history james Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)   

1846  On this day in history agnes Tyrrell, composer   

1847  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary) on this day in history.   

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

1850  On this day in history slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue   

1852  Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on this day in history.   

1854  British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in the Crimea on September - 20.   

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

1859  Patent granted on the electric range on September - 20.   

1859  On September - 20 george Simpson patents electric range   

1859  Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator on September - 20.   

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

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

1861  Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union on this day in history.   

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

1863  On September - 20 battle of Shepardstown VA   

1863  Benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33 on September - 20.   

1865  Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist on this day in history.   

1865  William H Revere Jr, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

1866  Gustave Doret, composer on September - 20.   

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

1870  On this day in history italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French   

1871  On September - 20 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.   

1872  On September - 20 maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo   

1873  On September - 20 panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)   

1873  On this day in history panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal   

1873  Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open on this day in history.   

1873  On September - 20 lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies   

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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  On September - 20 birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on September - 20.   

1663  On September - 20 birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer   

1665  On September - 20 birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.   

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

1168  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on September - 20.   

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 September - 20.   

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

1493  On September - 20 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  On this day in history willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies