Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1719  Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm on this day in history.   

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

1737  On this day in history caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

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

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

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

1755  English minister William Pitt Sr resigns on November - 20.   

1757  Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer on November - 20.   

1758  On November - 20 johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64   

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

1759  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer on this day in history.   

1761  On November - 20 pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30)   

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

1765  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer   

1766  On November - 20 john Wall Calcott, composer   

1780  Britain declares war on Holland on this day in history.   

1781  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian on this day in history.   

1789  New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights on November - 20.   

1789  On this day in history new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights   

1795  Curacao govt forbids slave work on Sunday on this day in history.   

1802  On November - 20 james Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881   

1804  On this day in history alexander I reissues manifesto of Catherine II, with some modifications, inviting foreigners to settle in New Russia.   

1805  On this day in history the opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)   

1805  On November - 20 beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna   

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

1817  1st Seminole War begins in Florida on this day in history.   

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on November - 20.   

1829  On this day in history jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol   

1829  On November - 20 jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia   

1830  On this day in history patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay on this day in history.   

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on November - 20.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  On November - 20 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  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on November - 20.