Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on December - 20.   

1860  South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on December - 20.   

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede on December - 20.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA   

1862  On December - 20 -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA   

1862  Robert Knox on December - 20.   

1864  On this day in history -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC   

1865  De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens on December - 20.   

1865  On December - 20 maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) on December - 20.   

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 20 henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  On this day in history t F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)   

1875  On this day in history michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) on December - 20.   

1876  On this day in history hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US   

1879  On this day in history tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park   

1880  New York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" on this day in history.   

1880  Battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 20 branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)   

1883  International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on December - 20.   

1883  Intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on December - 20.   

1884  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor on December - 20.   

1886  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 20 bozidar Sirola, composer   

1891  On December - 20 strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses on December - 20.   

1892  On this day in history phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne   

1892  On December - 20 pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

1893  First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.   

1893  On December - 20 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet