Famous Deaths In November - 20

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  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 this day in history.  

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  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio  

1591  Death of Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540) on November - 20.  

1612  On November - 20 death of john Harington, English writer (b. 1561)  

1651  On November - 20 death of mikoÅ‚aj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)  

1662  On this day in history death of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)  

1669  On this day in history arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45  

1675  Death of Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68) on this day in history.  

1678  Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

1695  Death of Zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave on this day in history.  

1704  On November - 20 death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

1713  Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies on this day in history.  

1737  Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies on November - 20.  

1741  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50  

1758  On this day in history johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64  

1764  Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history death of francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. 1726)  

1827  Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58 on November - 20.  

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on November - 20.  

1856  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1863  James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 on November - 20.  

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

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1898  On November - 20 john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies  

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

1908  On this day in history death of georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (b. 1868)  

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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 November - 20 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 November - 20.  

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)