Historical Events In November - 20

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

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

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

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

1741  On November - 20 melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies  

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

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

1755  English minister William Pitt Sr resigns on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer  

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

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

1759  On November - 20 nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer  

1761  Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies  

1765  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 November - 20.  

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

1805  Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna on November - 20.  

1815  2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1829  Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)  

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.  

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

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  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.  

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)  

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  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle  

1437  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies  

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on November - 20.  

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