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  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 this day in history.   

1856  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on November - 20.   

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

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

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 November - 20.   

1863  On this day in history maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet)   

1863  James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

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 this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball   

1867  Vicente Ripolles, composer on November - 20.   

1869  On November - 20 clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees)   

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 November - 20 franz Pfemfert, writer   

1882  On November - 20 bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62   

1884  Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) on this day in history.   

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  William Bundy patents timecard clock on November - 20.   

1889  Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony on this day in history.   

1889  On November - 20 edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)   

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 this day in history.   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on this day in history.   

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.   

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 November - 20.   

1621  On November - 20 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 this day in history.   

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on this day in history.   

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  On November - 20 pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies   

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On this day in history death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio