Historical Events In November - 20

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

1719  On November - 20 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  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 this day in history.   

1752  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) on November - 20.   

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

1757  On this day in history giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer   

1758  On this day in history johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64   

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

1759  On this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer   

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  John Wall Calcott, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1805  On November - 20 the opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)   

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

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  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol on November - 20.   

1829  Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia on November - 20.   

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

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

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on November - 20.   

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on November - 20.   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on November - 20.   

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on November - 20.   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on November - 20.   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.   

1621  On November - 20 birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

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 November - 20.   

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

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on this day in history.   

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.