Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1719  Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm on November - 20.   

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  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  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  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer on November - 20.   

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

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on November - 20.   

1765  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer   

1766  John Wall Calcott, composer on this day in history.   

1780  On November - 20 britain declares war on Holland   

1781  On this day in history karl F Eichhorn, German law historian   

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

1789  New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights on November - 20.   

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  The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna) on November - 20.   

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

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

1817  1st Seminole War begins in Florida on November - 20.   

1827  On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58   

1829  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol on November - 20.   

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

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  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on this day in history.   

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

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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 November - 20.   

1602  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

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  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 20.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.   

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 November - 20.