Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1719  On November - 20 sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm   

1726  Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] on November - 20.   

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on this day in history.   

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

1755  On November - 20 english minister William Pitt Sr resigns   

1757  On November - 20 giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer   

1758  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64 on November - 20.   

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

1759  On November - 20 nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer   

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

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1765  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer on November - 20.   

1766  On November - 20 john Wall Calcott, composer   

1780  Britain declares war on Holland on November - 20.   

1781  Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian on November - 20.   

1789  New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights on this day in history.   

1789  On November - 20 new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights   

1795  On November - 20 curacao govt forbids slave work on Sunday   

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 this day in history.   

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

1805  On November - 20 beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna   

1815  On this day in history 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  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol on November - 20.   

1829  On November - 20 jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia   

1830  On November - 20 patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1833  On November - 20 charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay   

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on November - 20.   

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  On this day in history 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  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 November - 20.   

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

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  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

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  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.