Page 3: 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  Geo[rge] Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter on this day in history.   

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

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

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history johannes Walter, German geologist (Denudation of the Wilderness)   

1861  On July - 20 confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va   

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

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

1864  Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured on this day in history.   

1864  Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) on July - 20.   

1866  On July - 20 sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy   

1866  On July - 20 faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide   

1868  The first use of tax stamps on cigarettes on this day in history.   

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

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice (1918-19)   

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

1872  On July - 20 mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

1872  Alick Maclean, composer on this day in history.   

1873  Witold Maliszewski, composer on July - 20.   

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

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

1878  On July - 20 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  On this day in history sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops   

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

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

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0810  On this day in history birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

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

1513  On July - 20 birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  On July - 20 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  On July - 20 birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.   

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  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on this day in history.   

1156  On this day in history death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

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

1322  On this day in history frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies