Births on April 20

Daniel Chester French

Born on April 20, 1850

Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (d. 1931)

Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his design of the monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln (1920) in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Events on 1850

29 Jan

Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
7 Mar

Compromise of 1850
Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
29 Jun

Church of Greece
Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
18 Sep

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
29 Sep

Universalis Ecclesiae
The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.

Births on April 20

Daniel Chester French

Born on April 20, 1850

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Events on 1850

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

Church of Greece

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Universalis Ecclesiae