Famous Deaths In November - 20

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.  

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

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

1591  Death of Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540) on November - 20.  

1612  On this day in history death of john Harington, English writer (b. 1561)  

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1651  Death of Mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595) on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history death of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)  

1669  On this day in history 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  Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56 on November - 20.  

1695  Death of Zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave on November - 20.  

1704  On this day in history death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies on November - 20.  

1737  On November - 20 caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies  

1741  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies on this day in history.  

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50 on November - 20.  

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

1764  On this day in history christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies  

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

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on November - 20.  

1851  On this day in history wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75  

1856  On this day in history farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81  

1863  James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on November - 20.  

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

1887  On this day in history louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77  

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

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

1899  On this day in history carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63  

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

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

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)