Page 3: Historical Events In August - 20

1856  Wilberforce University forms in Ohio on August - 20.   

1856  On August - 20 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

1856  On August - 20 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) on August - 20.   

1861  Skirmish at Jonesboro MO on August - 20.   

1864  On this day in history 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)   

1864  On this day in history daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

1865  Pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx on August - 20.   

1866  Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over on August - 20.   

1873  Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) on August - 20.   

1879  Govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns on August - 20.   

1881  Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 20 the first CPR train reaches Regina Saskatchewan   

1882  Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow on August - 20.   

1885  On August - 20 dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

1885  On August - 20 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42   

1886  Paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung) on August - 20.   

1888  On August - 20 longest US men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest   

1888  George Sklavos, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history witold Friemann, composer   

1890  On August - 20 the birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer   

1890  On August - 20 h P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness)   

1893  Shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland on August - 20.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" (BG) on August - 20.   

1896  On August - 20 dial telephone patented   

1897  Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet) on this day in history.   

1898  G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) on August - 20.   

1900  On this day in history great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games   

1900  Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break on this day in history.   

1901  Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony on this day in history.   

1901  On August - 20 salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959)   

1902  On this day in history ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner   

1904  Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) on August - 20.   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.