Historical Events In November - 20

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies on November - 20.  

1719  Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm on November - 20.  

1726  Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] on November - 20.  

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on this day in history.  

1741  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies on this day in history.  

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1752  On November - 20 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)  

1755  On this day in history english minister William Pitt Sr resigns  

1757  On November - 20 giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer  

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

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1759  -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer  

1761  Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) on November - 20.  

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

1765  On November - 20 friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer  

1766  On November - 20 john Wall Calcott, composer  

1780  Britain declares war on Holland on November - 20.  

1781  On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian  

1789  On November - 20 new Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights  

1789  New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights on November - 20.  

1795  Curacao govt forbids slave work on Sunday on November - 20.  

1802  James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881 on November - 20.  

1804  Alexander I reissues manifesto of Catherine II, with some modifications, inviting foreigners to settle in New Russia on November - 20.  

1805  The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna) on this day in history.  

1805  Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

1815  2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies on November - 20.  

1817  On this day in history 1st Seminole War begins in Florida  

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

1829  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia  

1830  Patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay  

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on November - 20.  

1836  On November - 20 john Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

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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 November - 20.  

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  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.  

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

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on November - 20.  

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  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)  

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

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