Famous Deaths In November - 20

0869  On this day in history 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 November - 20 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  On this day in history eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies  

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 this day in history death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio  

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

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

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1651  Death of MikoÅ‚aj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595) on November - 20.  

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 November - 20.  

1675  Death of Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68) on November - 20.  

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 November - 20 death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

1713  On this day in history thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies  

1737  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726) on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58  

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

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  On November - 20 bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62  

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on November - 20.  

1894  On November - 20 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 this day in history.  

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  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.  

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.  

1621  On November - 20 birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)  

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.  

1625  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)