Page 3: Historical Events In July - 20

1847  German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf on July - 20.   

1847  On July - 20 max Liebermann, German impressionist painter   

1849  Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield on July - 20.   

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

1853  Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter on this day in history.   

1855  1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1858  On July - 20 fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)   

1859  On July - 20 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

1860  Johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness) on this day in history.   

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  Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on July - 20.   

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  On July - 20 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  On this day in history faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

1868  On July - 20 the first use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

1868  On this day in history 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes   

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1870  Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19) on this day in history.   

1871  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 on this day in history.   

1871  British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province on July - 20.   

1872  Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born on July - 20.   

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on July - 20.   

1873  On this day in history witold Maliszewski, composer   

1876  On July - 20 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins   

1877  On July - 20 military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9   

1878  On this day in history the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

1878  1st telephone introduced in Hawaii on July - 20.   

1880  On July - 20 hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer   

1881  Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on July - 20.   

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

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On July - 20 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  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 this day in history.   

1320  On this day in history death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies