Historical Events In November - 20
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
0284 Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 

0762 Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire. 

0869 King Edmund of East Anglia. 

0967 Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies 

1168 Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope 

1194 Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI 

1272 Edward I proclaimed King of England. 

1327 Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan). 

1342 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht 

1347 Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles. 

1347 Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle 

1407 A truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy. 

1431 1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies. 

1480 Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies. 

1518 Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies 

1520 Friesland hit by heavy hail storm 

1521 Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine. 

1527 Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic. 

1529 Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio. 

1583 Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst. 

1602 Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) 

1606 Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian 

1616 Bishop Richelieu is recorded as becoming French minister of Foreign affairs/War. 

1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 

1625 Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised. 

1637 Peter Minuit and1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 

1637 Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 

1652 Romanus Weichlein, composer 

1669 Arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45 

1675 Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68) 

1678 Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56. 

1695 Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed 

1695 Zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave 

1700 King Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva 

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