Famous Deaths In November - 20

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

0967  On this day in history aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies  

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on November - 20.  

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 November - 20.  

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

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

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on November - 20.  

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

1612  On November - 20 death of john Harington, English writer (b. 1561)  

1651  On this day in history death of mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)  

1662  Death of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614) on November - 20.  

1669  Arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1704  Death of Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) on November - 20.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1778  Death of Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726) on November - 20.  

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

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 November - 20.  

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1894  On November - 20 anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64  

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

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

1908  On November - 20 death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

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0270  On November - 20 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  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.  

1620  On November - 20 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  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)