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 this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle  

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  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  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  On this day in history 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  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  On November - 20 death of zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave  

1704  On November - 20 death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies on this day in history.  

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on this day in history.  

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

1778  On this day in history death of francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726)  

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1856  On November - 20 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  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 November - 20.  

1908  Death of Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868) on this day in history.  

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