393 Historic Events for November 20
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| 1719 |
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Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm
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| 1726 |
Birth |
Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]
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| 1737 |
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Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies
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| 1741 |
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Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies
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| 1750 |
Death |
Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50
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| 1752 |
Birth |
Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)
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| 1755 |
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English minister William Pitt Sr resigns
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| 1757 |
Birth |
Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer
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| 1758 |
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Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64
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| 1759 |
Birth |
Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer
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| 1759 |
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-22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French
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| 1761 |
Birth |
Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30)
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| 1764 |
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Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies
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| 1765 |
Birth |
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer
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| 1766 |
Birth |
John Wall Calcott, composer
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| 1780 |
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Britain declares war on Holland
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| 1781 |
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Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian
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| 1789 |
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New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
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| 1795 |
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Cura‡ao govt forbids slave work on Sunday
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| 1802 |
Birth |
James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881
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| 1805 |
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Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna
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| 1815 |
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Russia, Prussia, Austria and England signs Great Alliance
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| 1815 |
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2nd Peace of Paris: France and allies
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| 1817 |
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1st Seminole War begins in Florida
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| 1819 |
Birth |
douard Joseph Stevens, Belgian animal painter/graphic artist
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