Historical Events In November - 20

1841  On November - 20 wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)   

1850  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on November - 20.   

1851  Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1852  Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on November - 20.   

1856  On November - 20 cDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians.   

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

1861  Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government on this day in history.   

1862  Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg on this day in history.   

1862  Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on November - 20.   

1862  On November - 20 willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

1863  Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) on this day in history.   

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

1864  On November - 20 gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)   

1866  Howard University founded (Wash, DC) on November - 20.   

1866  Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle on November - 20.   

1866  The first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization) on November - 20.   

1866  1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org) on this day in history.   

1866  Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball on this day in history.   

1867  Vicente Ripolles, composer on November - 20.   

1869  Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees) on this day in history.   

1871  William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator on November - 20.   

1873  Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary on November - 20.   

1873  Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) on November - 20.   

1879  On November - 20 franz Pfemfert, writer   

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

1884  Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) on November - 20.   

1886  On this day in history karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973)   

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

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

1888  On November - 20 william Bundy patents timecard clock   

1889  Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony on November - 20.   

1889  On this day in history edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)   

1890  Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions on this day in history.   

1890  On November - 20 pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions   

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

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on November - 20.   

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

1620  On November - 20 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 November - 20.   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0869  On November - 20 death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On this day in history 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  On this day in history eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

1518  On November - 20 pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies   

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on this day in history.   

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