Page 3: Historical Events In December - 20

1860  On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede   

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  Battle of Dranesville, VA on December - 20.   

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

1862  On December - 20 robert Knox   

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

1865  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)   

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

1871  Henry Kimball Hadley, composer on December - 20.   

1872  On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on December - 20.   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) on this day in history.   

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

1879  Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on this day in history.   

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

1880  On December - 20 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  On this day in history marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor   

1886  On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer on December - 20.   

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

1891  On this day in history strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses   

1892  Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne on December - 20.   

1892  Pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY on December - 20.   

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

1893  On this day in history 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

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

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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

1579  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

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

0910  On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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