Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1719  On this day in history sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm   

1726  Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] on this day in history.   

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on November - 20.   

1741  On this day in history melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies   

1750  On November - 20 wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50   

1752  On this day in history thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)   

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

1757  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer   

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

1759  -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French on November - 20.   

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  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer   

1766  On this day in history john Wall Calcott, composer   

1780  On November - 20 britain declares war on Holland   

1781  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian on November - 20.   

1789  New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.   

1789  On November - 20 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  Alexander I reissues manifesto of Catherine II, with some modifications, inviting foreigners to settle in New Russia on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 20.   

1827  On November - 20 alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58   

1829  On November - 20 jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol   

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

1830  Patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 on November - 20.   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay on November - 20.   

1834  On this day in history franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer   

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.   

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

0869  On November - 20 death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

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

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on November - 20.   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.   

1480  On November - 20 eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

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

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

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio