Historical Events In November - 20

1841  On November - 20 wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)   

1850  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on November - 20.   

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on November - 20.   

1852  Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1856  CDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians on this day in history.   

1856  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.   

1862  Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg on this day in history.   

1862  Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on November - 20.   

1862  On this day in history willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

1863  Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) on this day in history.   

1863  On November - 20 james Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52   

1864  On November - 20 gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)   

1866  Howard University founded (Wash, DC) on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

1866  The first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization) on November - 20.   

1866  On this day in history 1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)   

1866  Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball on November - 20.   

1867  On November - 20 vicente Ripolles, composer   

1869  Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees) on this day in history.   

1871  William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator on this day in history.   

1873  Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary on November - 20.   

1873  On this day in history daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)   

1879  On November - 20 franz Pfemfert, writer   

1882  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 on November - 20.   

1884  On November - 20 norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)   

1886  On November - 20 karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973)   

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

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents timecard clock   

1889  On November - 20 gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony   

1889  Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) on November - 20.   

1890  On November - 20 pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions on November - 20.   

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

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

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

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

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

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

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.   

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

0967  On this day in history aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On November - 20 stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on November - 20.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on November - 20.   

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

1527  On November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On this day in history death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio