Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on this day in history.   

1860  On December - 20 south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy   

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  On this day in history robert Knox   

1864  -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC on December - 20.   

1865  On this day in history de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens   

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) on this day in history.   

1867  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on December - 20.   

1868  Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on this day in history.   

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

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on December - 20.   

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on December - 20.   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on this day in history.   

1875  On December - 20 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  Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US on this day in history.   

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

1880  On December - 20 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"   

1880  On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten   

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

1883  International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1889  On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer   

1891  Strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses on this day in history.   

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 this day in history pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY   

1893  First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on December - 20.   

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

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

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  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  On this day in history death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

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

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.