Page 2: Historical Events In October - 20

1780  M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla on October - 20.   

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

1784  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs   

1786  Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US on this day in history.   

1788  On October - 20 philip Knapton, composer   

1792  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer on this day in history.   

1794  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1803  US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase on October - 20.   

1803  On October - 20 uS Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase   

1808  On October - 20 karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)   

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer on this day in history.   

1813  On October - 20 german Kingdom of Westphalia abolished   

1817  First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on October - 20.   

1817  On this day in history 1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

1818  49th parallel established as the border between US & Canada on October - 20.   

1818  US & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country on October - 20.   

1818  On this day in history 49th parallel forms as border between US & Canada   

1819  Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1822  On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hughes, English author   

1822  1st edition of London Sunday Times on this day in history.   

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  Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet on October - 20.   

1833  On October - 20 charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana   

1835  On October - 20 hMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti   

1843  On October - 20 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname   

1843  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

1847  On this day in history little William Nelman poisons his grandfather   

1847  Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa on October - 20.   

1854  On this day in history alphonse Allais, French author/humorist (Pass the Bile)   

1856  Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens on October - 20.   

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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  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

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

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.