Page 4: 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 November - 20.   

1894  On this day in history carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise)   

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

1896  On this day in history mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer   

1897  On this day in history 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.   

1899  On this day in history carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63   

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

1900  On this day in history chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)   

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

1901  Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  On this day in history alexandra Danilova, ballet great   

1906  George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London on this day in history.   

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

1908  The birth of Alistair Cooke, British broadcaster on November - 20.   

1908  Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre) on November - 20.   

1909  On November - 20 jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game   

1909  Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74) on November - 20.   

1910  Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero on November - 20.   

1910  On this day in history pauli Murray, famous African   

1910  Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS] on November - 20.   

1911  On this day in history gustav Mahler’s "Das Lied von der Erde" (“Song of the Earth“) premieres in Munich   

1911  On November - 20 jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1912  On November - 20 otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman, head of the Habsburg house   

1914  On this day in history uS State Department starts requiring photographs for passports   

1914  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

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 this day in history.   

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

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.   

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on November - 20.   

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on November - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on November - 20.   

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.