Page 3: Historical Events In November - 20

1841  Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911) on this day in history.   

1850  On November - 20 arthor Goring Thomas, composer   

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  Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history 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  On November - 20 willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

1863  On this day in history maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet)   

1863  James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

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

1866  Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1867  Vicente Ripolles, composer on this day in history.   

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

1871  On November - 20 william H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator   

1873  Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary on this day in history.   

1873  On November - 20 daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)   

1879  Franz Pfemfert, writer on November - 20.   

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

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

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

1888  William Bundy patents timecard clock on November - 20.   

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

1889  Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) on this day in history.   

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 November - 20.   

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

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.   

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

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on November - 20.   

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  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.   

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

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

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

1347  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

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  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.