Historical Events In November - 20

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

1891  On November - 20 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  Carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise) on November - 20.  

1894  Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64 on November - 20.  

1896  Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer on November - 20.  

1897  Lores Bonney, aviator on November - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1900  American cartoonist Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, is born on November - 20.  

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

1901  On November - 20 the opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris)  

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

1902  Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race on this day in history.  

1902  Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian on this day in history.  

1904  Alexandra Danilova, ballet great on November - 20.  

1906  George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London on November - 20.  

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

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

1908  On this day in history alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)  

1909  Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game on this day in history.  

1909  On November - 20 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 this day in history pauli Murray, famous African  

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

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

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

1912  On this day in history otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman, head of the Habsburg house  

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

1914  Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) on November - 20.  

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

1915  On this day in history kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)  

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

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 November - 20.  

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower  

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)  

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

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

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on November - 20.  

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

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

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on November - 20.  

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