Famous Birthdays In November - 20

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

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

1620  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower  

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

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

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

1652  On November - 20 birth of romanus Weichlein, composer  

1660  On November - 20 birth of daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741)  

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1726  On November - 20 birth of oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]  

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)  

1752  On this day in history birth of thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)  

1757  Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1761  On November - 20 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 November - 20.  

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

1766  John Wall Calcott, composer was born on November - 20.  

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

1802  On this day in history birth of james Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881  

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

1834  On November - 20 birth of franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer  

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on November - 20.  

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  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer was born on November - 20.  

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

1858  On this day in history 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  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on November - 20.  

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

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1480  On this day in history eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies  

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

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

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio