Page 4: Historical Events In November - 20

1890  Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter on November - 20.   

1891  Leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game) on this day in history.   

1892  James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin) on November - 20.   

1894  On November - 20 uS intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua   

1894  On this day in history carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise)   

1894  Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64 on November - 20.   

1896  Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer on this day in history.   

1897  Lores Bonney, aviator on this day in history.   

1898  John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies on this day in history.   

1899  On November - 20 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer   

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

1900  On this day in history american cartoonist Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, is born   

1900  Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy) on this day in history.   

1901  On November - 20 the opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris)   

1901  Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris) on November - 20.   

1902  On November - 20 geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race   

1902  Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian on November - 20.   

1904  Alexandra Danilova, ballet great on this day in history.   

1906  George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London on November - 20.   

1907  Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) on November - 20.   

1908  On November - 20 the birth of Alistair Cooke, British broadcaster   

1908  On this day in history alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)   

1909  Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74)   

1910  Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero on November - 20.   

1910  On November - 20 pauli Murray, famous African   

1910  On this day in history leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS]   

1911  On this day in history gustav Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde" (“Song of the Earth“) premieres in Munich   

1911  On this day in history jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1912  On this day in history otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman, head of the Habsburg house   

1914  On this day in history uS State Department starts requiring photographs for passports   

1914  On this day in history emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)   

1915  On November - 20 7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7   

1915  On November - 20 kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)   

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0270  On this day in history birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on this day in history.   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history 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  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on November - 20.   

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

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

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.