Page 3: Historical Events In August - 20

1856  Wilberforce University forms in Ohio on this day in history.   

1856  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] on August - 20.   

1856  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)   

1861  On August - 20 skirmish at Jonesboro MO   

1864  On August - 20 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)   

1864  On August - 20 daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

1865  On August - 20 pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx   

1866  On August - 20 pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over   

1873  On August - 20 eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)   

1879  On August - 20 govt Kappeijne of Coppello resigns   

1881  Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman on August - 20.   

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

1882  On August - 20 tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow   

1885  Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) on August - 20.   

1885  Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung)   

1888  On this day in history 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  On August - 20 george Sklavos, composer   

1889  Witold Friemann, composer on August - 20.   

1890  The birth of H.P Lovecraft, American writer on August - 20.   

1890  On this day in history h P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness)   

1893  On August - 20 shechita (ritual slaughtering) prohibited in Switzerland   

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder" (BG)   

1896  On this day in history dial telephone patented   

1897  Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet) on August - 20.   

1898  On this day in history g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)   

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break   

1901  Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony on August - 20.   

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

1902  Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA)   

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

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

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

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

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

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

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38