Page 3: Historical Events In November - 20

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

1850  On November - 20 arthor Goring Thomas, composer   

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

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

1856  On November - 20 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  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 November - 20.   

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

1862  Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on November - 20.   

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

1863  On November - 20 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  On this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

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

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

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 November - 20.   

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

1879  Franz Pfemfert, writer on November - 20.   

1882  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 on November - 20.   

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  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  On November - 20 william Bundy patents timecard clock   

1889  Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony on November - 20.   

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  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  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on this day in history.   

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

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on November - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On November - 20 stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  On this day in history death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

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.