Page 3: Historical Events In November - 20

1841  Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911) on this day in history.   

1850  On November - 20 arthor Goring Thomas, composer   

1851  On November - 20 wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75   

1852  Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on November - 20.   

1856  On this day in history cDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians.   

1856  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1861  On November - 20 secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.   

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

1862  Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on this day in history.   

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 November - 20.   

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  Howard University founded (Wash, DC) on November - 20.   

1866  On November - 20 pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

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

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  On November - 20 vicente Ripolles, composer   

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

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

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

1873  On November - 20 daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)   

1879  Franz Pfemfert, writer on November - 20.   

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

1884  On November - 20 norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)   

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

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on November - 20.   

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

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

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  On this day in history pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions   

1890  On November - 20 pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on November - 20.   

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

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 November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  On November - 20 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  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

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 November - 20.   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.   

1480  On November - 20 eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

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  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio