Historical Events In November - 20

0284  On November - 20 diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.  

0762  Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire on November - 20.  

0869  On November - 20 king Edmund of East Anglia  

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies  

1168  Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope on this day in history.  

1194  Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI on this day in history.  

1272  On November - 20 edward I proclaimed King of England  

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) on November - 20.  

1342  On November - 20 pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht  

1347  On November - 20 roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles  

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1407  On November - 20 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 on this day in history.  

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.  

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

1520  On November - 20 friesland hit by heavy hail storm  

1521  On November - 20 arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine  

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

1529  Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.  

1583  On this day in history duke of Parma conquerors Aalst  

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

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian on November - 20.  

1616  On November - 20 bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War  

1620  On November - 20 peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower  

1625  On this day in history artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1637  Peter Minuit and1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden on November - 20.  

1637  On this day in history peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden  

1652  Romanus Weichlein, composer on November - 20.  

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

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

1678  On November - 20 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 on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave  

1700  On this day in history king Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva  

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on November - 20.  

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)  

1602  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)  

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

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  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)  

0869  On November - 20 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on November - 20.  

1529  On this day in history death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio