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 November - 20 farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

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

1862  On this day in history confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

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

1862  Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

1863  Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) on this day in history.   

1863  James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on November - 20.   

1864  On this day in history gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)   

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

1866  On November - 20 pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

1866  On this day in history the first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)   

1866  On this day in history 1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)   

1866  Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history vicente Ripolles, composer   

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

1871  William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator on this day in history.   

1873  Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary on this day in history.   

1873  Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) on this day in history.   

1879  Franz Pfemfert, writer on November - 20.   

1882  On this day in history bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62   

1884  On this day in history norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)   

1886  Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) on this day in history.   

1887  On November - 20 louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77   

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

1888  On this day in history william Bundy patents timecard clock   

1889  On this day in history gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony   

1889  Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) on this day in history.   

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

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

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

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

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.   

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  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)   

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

0967  On this day in history 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  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 November - 20.   

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.