Page 3: Historical Events In October - 20

1859  On October - 20 g B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)   

1862  On October - 20 amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname   

1864  Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday on this day in history.   

1864  On October - 20 stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27   

1870  Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history frederick Burton, IN, actor (One Way Passage)   

1871  On October - 20 charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78   

1873  P T Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (NYC) on October - 20.   

1874  On this day in history charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step)   

1876  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on October - 20.   

1877  On October - 20 franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres   

1877  On this day in history josephine McGill, composer   

1880  On this day in history amsterdam Free University opens   

1882  Bela Lugosi, Hungary, actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space) on October - 20.   

1882  Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41 on October - 20.   

1883  On October - 20 treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile   

1883  Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed on October - 20.   

1884  The birth of Bela Lugosi, Hungarian actor on this day in history.   

1884  On October - 20 thomas Chalmers, NYC, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage)   

1887  Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ   

1889  On October - 20 gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin   

1889  Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil (Day at the Races) on this day in history.   

1890  On October - 20 pike's Peak railroad completed.   

1891  First International 6 day bike race begins in New York on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history 1st International 6 day bike race (NY MSG) begins   

1891  On October - 20 james Chadwick, English physicist (discovered neutron)   

1893  On this day in history charlie Chase, US actor/director (Sons of Desert)   

1895  On October - 20 rex Ingram, US actor (Tarzan of the Apes, 10 Commandments)   

1896  On this day in history nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)   

1897  On this day in history jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses)   

1898  NC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms on October - 20.   

1899  On October - 20 battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers   

1899  On this day in history evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand)   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

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

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

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

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On October - 20 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  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)