Historical Events In July - 20

1847  On July - 20 german astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf   

1847  Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, lawyer/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-13) [or 1/20]= on this day in history.   

1853  On July - 20 geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter   

1855  On July - 20 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands   

1858  Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18) on this day in history.   

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on July - 20.   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on July - 20.   

1861  On this day in history confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

1862  Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

1864  On this day in history battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured   

1864  On this day in history erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

1866  Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy on this day in history.   

1866  Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on July - 20.   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on July - 20.   

1868  On July - 20 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

1868  On July - 20 antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75   

1870  On July - 20 vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19)   

1871  On July - 20 british Columbia is admitted to the Dominion of Canada. One of the conditions of entry is that the Dominion Government should, within two years from the date of union, commence the construction of a railway from the Pacific towards the Rocky Mountains and from a point east of the Rocky Mountains towards the Pacific to connect the seaboard of British Columbia with the railway system of Canada. Sir Sandford Fleming was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of this railway which was to be completed by 1881.   

1871  On this day in history british Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province   

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born   

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

1872  On this day in history alick Maclean, composer   

1873  On July - 20 witold Maliszewski, composer   

1876  1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins on this day in history.   

1877  Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.   

1878  The first telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1878  On July - 20 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1880  On this day in history hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

1881  Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on July - 20.   

1881  On July - 20 sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

1881  On this day in history leon de Smet, Flemish painter   

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

1304  On July - 20 birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on this day in history.   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on July - 20.   

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

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.   

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  On July - 20 death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  On July - 20 death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, French theologian on this day in history.   

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on July - 20.   

1320  On July - 20 death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

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