Page 2: Historical Events In November - 20

1713  On November - 20 thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies   

1719  Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm on this day in history.   

1726  On November - 20 oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]   

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

1741  On this day in history melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies   

1750  Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1752  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) on this day in history.   

1755  On November - 20 english minister William Pitt Sr resigns   

1757  Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer on this day in history.   

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

1759  -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French on November - 20.   

1759  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer on this day in history.   

1761  Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) on November - 20.   

1764  On this day in history christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies   

1765  Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer on this day in history.   

1766  On November - 20 john Wall Calcott, composer   

1780  On November - 20 britain declares war on Holland   

1781  On November - 20 karl F Eichhorn, German law historian   

1789  On this day in history new Jersey becomes the first state to ratify Bill of Rights   

1789  On November - 20 new Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights   

1795  On this day in history curacao govt forbids slave work on Sunday   

1802  James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881 on November - 20.   

1804  On November - 20 alexander I reissues manifesto of Catherine II, with some modifications, inviting foreigners to settle in New Russia.   

1805  The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna   

1815  On November - 20 2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies   

1817  On this day in history 1st Seminole War begins in Florida   

1827  On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58   

1829  Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev and Sevastopol on November - 20.   

1829  Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia on this day in history.   

1830  On November - 20 patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1833  Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay on November - 20.   

1834  Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer on this day in history.   

1836  John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

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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 November - 20.   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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  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.