Page 3: Historical Events In October - 20

1859  G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England) on October - 20.   

1862  Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname on October - 20.   

1864  Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a natl holiday on October - 20.   

1864  Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27 on October - 20.   

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

1871  Frederick Burton, IN, actor (One Way Passage) on this day in history.   

1871  Charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1873  P T Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (NYC) on this day in history.   

1874  Charles Edward Ives, Danbury Ct, composer (Holiday Quick Step) on this day in history.   

1876  On October - 20 jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68   

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

1877  On October - 20 josephine McGill, composer   

1880  Amsterdam Free University opens on this day in history.   

1882  Bela Lugosi, Hungary, actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41   

1883  On this day in history 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  Thomas Chalmers, NYC, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage) on October - 20.   

1887  On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)   

1888  On October - 20 chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ   

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

1889  On October - 20 margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil (Day at the Races)   

1890  Pike's Peak railroad completed on October - 20.   

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

1891  1st International 6 day bike race (NY MSG) begins on October - 20.   

1891  On this day in history 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  Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY) on this day in history.   

1897  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist (Plan, profit, bonuses) on October - 20.   

1898  On this day in history nC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms   

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

1899  Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand) on this day in history.   

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

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

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

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  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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