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  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 November - 20.  

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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 November - 20 giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer  

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

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

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

1765  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer  

1766  On November - 20 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 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 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  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  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower  

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)  

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.  

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.  

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic  

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