Deaths on November 20

John Lyly

Died on November 20, 1606

(burial date) John Lyly, English writer (b. 1553)

John Lyly (; c. 1553 or 1554 – November 1606; also spelled Lilly, Lylie, Lylly) was an English writer, dramatist, courtier, and parliamentarian, best known during his lifetime for his two books Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and its sequel Euphues and His England (1580), but perhaps best remembered now for his plays. Lyly's distinctive and much imitated literary style, named after the title character of his two books, is known as euphuism.

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Guy Fawkes
Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James.
19 Dec

Godspeed (ship)
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.