Births on June 20

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi

Born on June 20, 1891

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (d. 1951)

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (20 June 1891, Marigliano – 9 July 1951, Milan) was a prominent spinto soprano, particularly associated with the Italian operatic repertory.

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Events on 1891

10 Mar

Strowger switch
Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
15 May

Rerum novarum
Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
20 May

Kinetoscope
History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.

Births on June 20

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi

Born on June 20, 1891

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Events on 1891

Strowger switch

Rerum novarum

Kinetoscope