Famous Deaths In November - 20

0869  On this day in history 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  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 November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio  

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

1612  Death of John Harington, English writer (b. 1561) on November - 20.  

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

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

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

1675  Death of Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68) on this day in history.  

1678  On this day in history charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56  

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

1704  Death of Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) on this day in history.  

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

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on November - 20.  

1741  On this day in history melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies  

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

1758  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on November - 20.  

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

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

1851  On November - 20 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  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 November - 20.  

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  On November - 20 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  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  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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