Births on May 20

Eduard Buchner

Born on May 20, 1860

Eduard Buchner, German chemist, zymologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

Eduard Buchner (German pronunciation: [ˈeːduaʁt ˈbuːxnɐ] (listen); 20 May 1860 – 13 August 1917) was a German chemist and zymologist, awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on fermentation.

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Eduard Buchner
Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Events on 1860

27 May

Italian unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
7 Sep

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
20 Sep

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
8 Oct

San Francisco
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
26 Oct

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

Births on May 20

Eduard Buchner

Born on May 20, 1860

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Events on 1860

Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

San Francisco

Giuseppe Garibaldi