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  Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US on October - 20.   

1788  Philip Knapton, composer on this day in history.   

1792  On October - 20 anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

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  US Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase on this day in history.   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) on this day in history.   

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer on October - 20.   

1813  German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished on October - 20.   

1817  On October - 20 first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

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

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

1818  On October - 20 uS & Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country   

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

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 this day in history.   

1820  On October - 20 spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million   

1820  Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) on this day in history.   

1827  Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet on October - 20.   

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  On October - 20 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname   

1843  On October - 20 victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

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

1847  On October - 20 little William Nelman poisons his grandpa   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

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

1637  On this day in history 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  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

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

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

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