Historical Events In November - 20

1890  On this day in history jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter  

1891  On this day in history leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game)  

1892  On this day in history james B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin)  

1894  US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua on this day in history.  

1894  On November - 20 carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise)  

1894  On November - 20 anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64  

1896  On this day in history mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer  

1897  On November - 20 lores Bonney, aviator  

1898  On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies  

1899  Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer on November - 20.  

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1899  Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 on November - 20.  

1900  American cartoonist Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, is born on this day in history.  

1900  On November - 20 chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)  

1901  The opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris) on November - 20.  

1901  On this day in history opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris)  

1902  Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race on November - 20.  

1902  On this day in history wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian  

1904  On this day in history alexandra Danilova, ballet great  

1906  On this day in history george Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London  

1907  On November - 20 fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)  

1908  The birth of Alistair Cooke, British broadcaster on this day in history.  

1908  Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre) on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game  

1909  On this day in history alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74)  

1910  Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero on this day in history.  

1910  On November - 20 pauli Murray, famous African  

1910  Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS] on this day in history.  

1911  Gustav Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde" (“Song of the Earth“) premieres in Munich on November - 20.  

1911  Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.  

1912  Otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman, head of the Habsburg house on November - 20.  

1914  US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports on this day in history.  

1914  On November - 20 emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)  

1915  On this day in history 7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7  

1915  On November - 20 kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)  

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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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)  

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.  

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 November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)  

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

1518  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies  

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

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on November - 20.