Famous Deaths In November - 20

0869  On November - 20 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  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.  

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

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

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on this day in history.  

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

1591  On this day in history death of christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)  

1612  Death of John Harington, English writer (b. 1561) on November - 20.  

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1651  On November - 20 death of mikoÅ‚aj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)  

1662  Death of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614) on this day in history.  

1669  On November - 20 arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45  

1675  On this day in history death of francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68)  

1678  On November - 20 charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56  

1695  On this day in history death of zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave  

1704  Death of Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) on this day in history.  

1713  On November - 20 thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies  

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on November - 20.  

1741  On this day in history melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies  

1750  On November - 20 wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50  

1758  On this day in history johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64  

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on November - 20.  

1778  On November - 20 death of francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726)  

1827  On November - 20 alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58  

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on November - 20.  

1856  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1863  On November - 20 james Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52  

1882  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1887  On November - 20 louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77  

1894  On this day in history anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64  

1898  On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies  

1899  Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 on November - 20.  

1908  Death of Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) on November - 20.  

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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 November - 20.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.