Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies   

1719  Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm   

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

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies   

1741  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies   

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50.   

1752  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel).   

1755  English minister William Pitt Sr steps down   

1757  Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer   

1758  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64.   

1759  -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French   

1759  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer.   

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

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies.   

1765  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer   

1766  John Wall Calcott, composer   

1780  Britain declares war on Holland.   

1781  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian.   

1789  New Jersey is recorded as becoming the inaugural state to ratify Bill of Rights.   

1789  New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights.   

1795  Curacao govt forbids slave work on Sunday.   

1802  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.   

1805  The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)   

1805  Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna.   

1815  2nd Peace of Paris: France and allies.   

1817  1st Seminole War begins in Florida.   

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58   

1829  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol.   

1829  Jews expelled from Nikolayev and Sevastopol Russia   

1830  Patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900.   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay   

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer.   

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

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0270  Maximinus: Roman emperor   

1327  Bassui tokusho: Zen founder (kogakuji monastery in nakamura japan)   

1602  Otto von guericke: Inventor (air pump)   

1606  Abraham de wicquefort: Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  Peregrine white: Son of wm & susanna white, born aboard mayflower   

1621  Avvakum: Russian priest and writer   

1625  Artus ii quellinus "the young": Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  Paulus potter: Dutch painter   

0869  King edmund of east anglia: King edmund of east anglia   

0967  Death of Aboe al-faradj al-isfahani: Arabic author (book of liederen),   

1347  Stefano colonna: Roman senator,   

1437  Thomas langley: Bishop of durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

1480  Death of Eleonora van austrian: Translator,   

1518  Death of Pierre de la rue/peter van straten: Flemish composer,   

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "weyntjen" claesdochter: 1st dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  Karl von miltitz: Papal nuncio