Page 3: 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  On November - 20 wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75   

1852  Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London on this day in history.   

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  On November - 20 farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81   

1861  On November - 20 secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.   

1862  On November - 20 confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

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

1862  Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

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  Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer) on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history howard University founded (Wash, DC)   

1866  On this day in history pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle   

1866  On this day in history the first national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)   

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 November - 20.   

1867  Vicente Ripolles, composer on this day in history.   

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

1871  William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator on this day in history.   

1873  On November - 20 rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary   

1873  Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) on this day in history.   

1879  Franz Pfemfert, writer on this day in history.   

1882  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1884  Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) on this day in history.   

1886  Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) on November - 20.   

1887  Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on November - 20.   

1888  William Bundy patents the timecard clock on this day in history.   

1888  William Bundy patents timecard clock on this day in history.   

1889  On November - 20 gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony   

1889  On November - 20 edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)   

1890  On this day in history pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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  On November - 20 birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

1625  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

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

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

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio