Historical Events In September - 20

1832  Johann Joseph Abert, composer on September - 20.   

1833  Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

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

1846  Agnes Tyrrell, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 September - 20.   

1852  Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) on September - 20.   

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

1854  Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history patent granted on the electric range   

1859  George Simpson patents electric range on this day in history.   

1859  On September - 20 yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator   

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

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

1861  Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union on September - 20.   

1863  Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, ends on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Shepardstown VA on September - 20.   

1863  On September - 20 benjamin Hardin Helm, US attorney/Confederate brig-general, dies at 33   

1865  On September - 20 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist   

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

1866  On September - 20 gustave Doret, composer   

1869  George Robey, [George Edward Wade], comic on September - 20.   

1870  On September - 20 italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French   

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 September - 20.   

1872  Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo on September - 20.   

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 this day in history lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1599  On September - 20 birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  On this day in history birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on September - 20.   

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

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on this day in history.   

1384  On September - 20 death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne   

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on September - 20.   

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  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on September - 20.   

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