Historical Events In July - 20

1732  On July - 20 francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51   

1738  North America: French explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan on this day in history.   

1744  Henri Hamal, composer on this day in history.   

1749  On July - 20 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

1752  On July - 20 john C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85   

1761  On July - 20 joseph Lefebvre, composer   

1762  On July - 20 jakob Haibel, composer   

1762  On this day in history christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies   

1766  Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat on this day in history.   

1766  On July - 20 isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies   

1773  Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) on July - 20.   

1779  On this day in history ignaz Schuster, composer   

1785  Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer on this day in history.   

1793  On July - 20 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)   

1796  Edward Hodges, composer on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history elisha Brown Jr pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm   

1803  On July - 20 jakob Zeugheer, composer   

1804  Richard Owen, British zoologist on this day in history.   

1806  John Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian) on July - 20.   

1808  Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66   

1810  Colombia declared independence from Spain on this day in history.   

1810  On July - 20 colombia declares independence from Spain   

1811  James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) on July - 20.   

1814  Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist on this day in history.   

1816  William Bowman, English anatomist on July - 20.   

1819  On this day in history paul Henrion, composer   

1819  John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1824  Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1824  Joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies on July - 20.   

1825  On July - 20 joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58   

1836  Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension on July - 20.   

1836  Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) on July - 20.   

1837  Hans Sommer, composer on this day in history.   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on July - 20.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  On this day in history birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On this day in history ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on July - 20.   

1031  On July - 20 robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on July - 20.   

1160  On July - 20 death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

1201  On this day in history agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18]   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on this day in history.