Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla on this day in history.   

1781  Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy on October - 20.   

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US   

1788  Philip Knapton, composer on October - 20.   

1792  On October - 20 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

1794  On October - 20 james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64   

1803  On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase   

1803  On this day in history uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on October - 20.   

1812  On this day in history austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer   

1813  German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished on October - 20.   

1817  On this day in history first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

1817  On October - 20 1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

1818  49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history uS & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country   

1818  On October - 20 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada   

1819  On this day in history daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1819  Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66 on October - 20.   

1820  On this day in history spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million   

1820  On October - 20 benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1822  The birth of Thomas Hughes, English author on October - 20.   

1822  1st edition of London Sunday Times on October - 20.   

1822  On October - 20 mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884   

1823  On October - 20 thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)   

1827  On this day in history battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet   

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti on October - 20.   

1843  1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname on October - 20.   

1843  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur on October - 20.   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandfather on this day in history.   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa on this day in history.   

1854  Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile) on this day in history.   

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)