395 Historic Events for September 20
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| 1674 |
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2nd West Indie Company forms
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| 1679 |
Death |
Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51
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| 1688 |
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French troops occupies Palts
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| 1697 |
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Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war)
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| 1703 |
Death |
Archibald Campbell, Scot milt man (blood bath of Glencoe), dies at 52
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| 1706 |
Death |
Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79
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| 1706 |
Birth |
Franz Habermann, composer
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| 1731 |
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Sicco van Goslinga, Fries diplomat/sect of High Council, dies at 67
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| 1744 |
Birth |
Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)
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| 1746 |
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Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland
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| 1767 |
Birth |
Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer
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| 1771 |
Birth |
Mungo Park, Scotish explorer (Africa)
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| 1773 |
Death |
Pieter de Swart, architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam), dies at 63
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| 1777 |
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Paoli massacre
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| 1777 |
Birth |
Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer
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| 1787 |
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Prince Willem V returns to Hague
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| 1790 |
Birth |
Francisco Acu¤a the Figueroa, Uruguayan poet (Toraidas)
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| 1791 |
Birth |
Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Semejnaja chronika)
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| 1792 |
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French defeat Prussians at Valmy
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| 1793 |
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British troops under maj-gen Williamson lands on (French) Haiti
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| 1795 |
Birth |
Charles Heinrich Christoph Zeuner, composer
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| 1795 |
Birth |
Peter of Limburg Brouwer, physician/classical/author
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| 1797 |
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US frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston
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| 1803 |
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Robert Emmet, Irish nationalist, executed
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| 1806 |
Death |
Utamaro Kitagawa, painter, dies
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