Page 3: Historical Events In November - 20

1841  On November - 20 wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)   

1850  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on November - 20.   

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1852  Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1856  CDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians on November - 20.   

1856  On this day in history farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

1861  Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government on this day in history.   

1862  Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg on this day in history.   

1862  On November - 20 armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

1862  On November - 20 willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

1863  Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) on November - 20.   

1863  On this day in history james Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52   

1864  On November - 20 gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)   

1866  On November - 20 howard University founded (Wash, DC)   

1866  Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle on this day in history.   

1866  On November - 20 the first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)   

1866  On November - 20 1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)   

1866  On November - 20 kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball   

1867  Vicente Ripolles, composer on November - 20.   

1869  Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees) on November - 20.   

1871  On November - 20 william H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator   

1873  On this day in history rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary   

1873  On this day in history daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)   

1879  On this day in history franz Pfemfert, writer   

1882  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1884  Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) on November - 20.   

1886  Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) on November - 20.   

1887  On this day in history louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77   

1888  On this day in history william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

1888  William Bundy patents timecard clock on this day in history.   

1889  On November - 20 gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony   

1889  On this day in history edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions on November - 20.   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions on this day in history.   

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0270  On this day in history birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

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

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

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 November - 20.   

0967  On November - 20 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  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on November - 20.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

1527  On November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

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