Historical Events In November - 20
Wednesday, 11 February 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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