Famous Deaths In November - 20

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.   

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on November - 20.   

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on November - 20.   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.   

1480  On November - 20 eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on November - 20.   

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on this day in history.   

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on November - 20.   

1591  On November - 20 death of christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)   

1612  On this day in history death of john Harington, English writer (b. 1561)   

1651  Death of MikoÅ‚aj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595) on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history death of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)   

1669  Arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45 on November - 20.   

1675  Death of Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68) on this day in history.   

1678  On November - 20 charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56   

1695  Death of Zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave on November - 20.   

1704  Death of Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

1741  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies on this day in history.   

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50 on November - 20.   

1758  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64 on November - 20.   

1764  On November - 20 christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies   

1778  On November - 20 death of francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726)   

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1851  On November - 20 wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75   

1856  On this day in history farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

1863  On this day in history james Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52   

1882  On November - 20 bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62   

1887  On this day in history louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77   

1894  On November - 20 anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64   

1898  John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies on November - 20.   

1899  Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1908  Death of Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) on November - 20.   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1625  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)