Famous Deaths In November - 20

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

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

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

1518  On November - 20 pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies  

1527  On November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic  

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

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

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  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  On November - 20 melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies  

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

1758  On November - 20 johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64  

1764  On November - 20 christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies  

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

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

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

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

1863  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)  

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)  

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian  

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)