12_20 Events in History.

371 Historic Events for December 20

1688 Prince Willem III's troops pull into London Event
1694 Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben Event
1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 Event
1720 Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender] Birth
1729 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer Birth
1738 Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56 Death
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army meets de Esk Event
1749 Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies Death
1758 Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer Birth
1774 Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer Birth

1780 England declares war on Netherlands Event
1783 Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54 Death
1786 Pietro Raimondi, composer Birth
1790 1st successful US cotton mill to spin yarn (Pawtucket, RI) Event
1793 Joseph Legros, composer, dies at 54 Death
1798 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector, dies at 72 Death
1799 David Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66 Death
1803 Louisiana Purchase formally transferred from France to US for $27M Event
1805 Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry Birth
1807 Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 Birth
1808 Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887 Birth
1809 Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer Birth
1812 Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for Lewis and Clark, dies Death
1812 Achille Peri, composer Birth
1813 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82) Birth