Deaths on October 20

Karl Christian Ulmann

Died on October 20, 1871

Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)

Karl Christian Ulmann (14 February [O.S. 3 February] 1793, Riga – 20 October [O.S. 8 October] 1871, Walk) was a Baltic German theologian.

From 1810 to 1814, he studied theology at the University of Dorpat (now University of Tartu), then continued his education at the universities of Jena and Göttingen. From 1817 to 1834, he served as pastor at St. Peters Capelle-Kremon. From 1835 to 1842, he was a professor of theology at Dorpat, where in 1839-1841 he was university rector. In 1844 he returned to Riga as an officer of the Livland Oberlandschulbehörde.In 1856 he was named vice-president of the Evangelical Lutheran General Consistorium

in St. Petersburg, later being appointed Bischofswurde (March 1858).

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Events on 1871

28 Jan

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
17 Feb

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
21 May

Bloody Week
French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
28 Sep

Slavery in Brazil
The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil.
8 Oct

Great Chicago Fire
Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.

Deaths on October 20

Karl Christian Ulmann

Died on October 20, 1871

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Events on 1871

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Siege of Paris (1870-71)

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Slavery in Brazil

Great Chicago Fire