Page 2: Historical Events In June - 20

1763  Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist on this day in history.   

1779  On June - 20 battle of Stone Ferry   

1782  Congress approves Great Seal of US & the eagle as it's symbol on this day in history.   

1782  On June - 20 congress approves Great Seal of US & eagle as it's symbol   

1787  Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States on June - 20.   

1787  On June - 20 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

1789  On this day in history oath of the Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

1789  On this day in history oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken   

1791  King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent   

1793  On June - 20 eli Whitney patents his cotton gin   

1819  Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on June - 20.   

1819  On this day in history 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

1819  Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) on this day in history.   

1823  Jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on June - 20.   

1824  George E Street, British (?) architect on June - 20.   

1825  On this day in history coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon   

1826  On June - 20 siam/England sign trade/peace treaty   

1833  On June - 20 leon-J-F Bonnat, painter   

1833  Philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44 on June - 20.   

1837  England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on June - 20.   

1837  On June - 20 queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901   

1837  England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on June - 20.   

1837  On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89   

1840  On this day in history samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

1842  Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on June - 20.   

1846  Pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]   

1855  On this day in history commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin   

1858  Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits) on this day in history.   

1861  On June - 20 arthur Battelle Whiting, composer   

1862  On this day in history barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.   

1863  First bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa) on this day in history.   

1863  On June - 20 west Virginia admitted as 35th US state   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on June - 20.   

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on June - 20.   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on this day in history.   

1634  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on June - 20.   

0451  Death of Theodorid, King of the Visigoths on this day in history.   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on this day in history.   

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.   

1751  On this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56