Famous Birthdays In November - 20

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 November - 20.  

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

1606  On this day in history birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian  

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

1652  Romanus Weichlein, composer was born on this day in history.  

1660  Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

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1726  Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] was born on this day in history.  

1750  On November - 20 birth of tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)  

1752  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) was born on November - 20.  

1757  Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer was born on November - 20.  

1759  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer was born on November - 20.  

1761  On this day in history birth of pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30)  

1762  On this day in history birth of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833)  

1765  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history birth of sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)  

1766  On November - 20 birth of john Wall Calcott, composer  

1781  On this day in history birth of karl F Eichhorn, German law historian  

1802  James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881 was born on November - 20.  

1830  On this day in history birth of patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900  

1834  On this day in history birth of franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer  

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.  

1839  Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882) was born on November - 20.  

1841  On this day in history birth of wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)  

1841  Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.  

1850  On November - 20 birth of arthor Goring Thomas, composer  

1851  On this day in history birth of queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926)  

1858  On November - 20 birth of selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)  

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

1863  Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) was born on November - 20.  

1864  Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer) was born on this day in history.  

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0869  On November - 20 death of king Edmund of East Anglia  

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on this day in history.  

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

1437  On this day in history death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)  

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

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

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