Page 3: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1850  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on this day in history.   

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1852  On November - 20 charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London   

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 November - 20.   

1861  Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government on November - 20.   

1862  On November - 20 confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

1862  On this day in history armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

1862  Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history howard University founded (Wash, DC)   

1866  Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle on November - 20.   

1866  On this day in history the first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)   

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

1866  On November - 20 kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball   

1867  On this day in history vicente Ripolles, composer   

1869  On November - 20 clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees)   

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  Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) on November - 20.   

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1888  William Bundy patents the timecard clock on this day in history.   

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents timecard clock   

1889  Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony on this day in history.   

1889  On November - 20 edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions on this day in history.   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions on this day in history.   

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

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on November - 20.   

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.   

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

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)   

0869  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

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

1437  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

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

1518  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies   

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

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