November 20

Events

 * - was chosen as.
 * -, Khan of the , conquers , capital of the.
 * - is conquered by.
 * - A solemn truce between, and  is agreed under the auspices of . Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
 * - 's book  is published for the first time.
 * -, the last of the leaders of in early , is executed.
 * - : - King  defeats the army of   at.
 * - becomes the first  to ratify the.
 * - An 80-ton attacks the ' (a  ship from ) 2,000 miles from the western coast of  ('s 1851 novel ' was in part inspired by this story).
 * - Secession ordinance is filed by 's Confederate government.
 * - and fellow journalist  dream up the idea of the  over lunch at the Café de Madrid in.
 * - : issues the Plan de San Luis Potosi, denouncing President, declaring himself president, and calling for a revolution to overthrow the , effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.
 * - : begins -  forces make early progress in an attack on  positions but are later pushed back.
 * 1917  -  is declared a republic.
 * - replaces the  as the official currency of Germany at the exchange rate of one Rentenmark to One  Papiermark
 * -, founder of the is killed by a republican execution squad.
 * - :, and  join the.
 * - World War II:  begins -  land on  in the  and suffer heavy fire from ese shore guns and machine guns.
 * - : Trials against 24  start at the.
 * - marries  at  in.
 * - - a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia.
 * - becomes the first  performer to appear on . Apparently  was infuriated when Diddley sang his self-titled song instead of 's hit, "".
 * - ends: In response to the  agreeing to remove its missiles from, U.S. President  ends the quarantine of the  nation.
 * - : Eleven men comprising a Long Range Patrol team from F Company, 58th Infantry, are surrounded and nearly wiped out by  regulars from the 4th and 5th Regiment. The seven wounded survivors are rescued after several hours by an impromptu force made of other men from their unit.
 * - : The  publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the in.
 * - The files its final anti-trust suit against . This suit later leads to the break up of AT&T and its.
 * -, of  dies after 36 years in power. He died on the 39th anniversary of the death of.
 * - : About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in at the site of the  in  during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages in the Kaaba. The Saudi government received help from  special forces to put down the uprising.
 * - An estimated 100 million people watch the controversial made-for- movie , depicting a and its effects on the United States.
 * - is founded.
 * -  is released.
 * - : The number of protesters assembled in, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
 * - In, a fire breaks out in the Private Chapel of , rages for 15 hours, and seriously damages the northwest side of the building (an investigation found that the fire was ignited after a came into contact with a curtain over an extended period).
 * - : The Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of  senator  for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive.
 * 1993  - An Avioimpex Yak 42D crashes near, . The aircraft was on a flight from  to , but had been diverted to  due to poor weather conditions at the Skopje airport. On landing the aircraft crashed into Mount Trojani near Ohrid. All eight crew members and 115 of the 116 passengers were killed.
 * - The n government and rebels sign the  in, ending 19 years of  (localized fighting resumed the next year).
 * - A court in -controlled declares accused terrorist  "a man without a sin" in regard to the  in  and.
 * 1998  - The first module of the, , is launched.
 * - In, U.S. President dedicates the  headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late  on what would have been his 76th birthday.
 * - After the bombings, a second day of the  occurs in, destroying the Turkish head office of  and the  consulate.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. )
 * -, Russian priest and writer (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, Indian ruler (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French entomologist (d. )
 * -, British naval captain (d. )
 * -, German jurist (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (d. )
 * 1841  -, seventh  (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Swedish author, (d. )
 * -, Swedish writer (d. )
 * -, American judge (d. )
 * -, Baseball manager (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, baseball player and long-time coach at (d. )
 * -, American social reformer (d. )
 * -, Austrian zoologist, (d. )
 * -, American astronomer (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, creator of comic strips (d. )
 * -, Russian ballerina (d. )
 * 1903  -, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. )
 * -, American , early television personality, () (d. )
 * 1907  -, French film director (d. )
 * -, British-born journalist (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist (d. )
 * -, Austrian royal
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Italian fashion designer (d. )
 * -, iconic Japanese film director
 * -, American actress
 * -, American politician
 * 1917  -, South African golfer (d. )
 * -, American district attorney and judge (d. )
 * 1921  -, American actress
 * -, South African writer,
 * -, Polish-born French mathematician
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1925  -, Russian ballet dancer
 * -, Polish-born endocrinologist,
 * 1926  -, American comic actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian actor
 * 1928  -, Welsh athlete
 * -, American professional golfer
 * -, British actor and game show host
 * -, American author
 * -, German tenor
 * 1937  -, American pianist  (d. )
 * 1937  -, Finnish cross-country skier
 * 1937  -, Russian playwright
 * -, American comedian
 * -, American actor
 * -, Pakistani television drama writer and playwright
 * -, American politician
 * -, American composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American-born Canadian singer and actress
 * 1945  -,  player
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * 1946  -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American ambassador
 * 1948  -, American-born singer
 * 1948  -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * -, American politician
 * -, player
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1954  -, American
 * -, American actress
 * 1956  -, American football player
 * -, German race car driver (d. )
 * -, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist
 * -, American politician
 * 1959  -, American actress
 * -, British racing driver
 * 1961  -, American screenwriter
 * 1961  -, English footballer
 * -, British mathematician
 * 1963  -, -born actress
 * -, American musician
 * 1965  -, Cuban rapper
 * 1965  -, Japanese musician
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Turkish rock singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1970  -, American boxer
 * 1971  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Iranian born poet
 * -, American singer
 * 1975  -, singer
 * 1975  -, American baseball player
 * 1975  -, Hungarian erotic star
 * -, American gymnast
 * 1976  -, badminton player
 * -, American singer
 * 1977  -, American professional wrestling referee
 * -, American actress and model
 * 1978  -, American singer/songwriter
 * 1978  -, Taiwanese singer
 * -, Colombian gospel singer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, English singer
 * 1981  -, American basketball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * -, Argentine racing driver
 * 1985 -, American actor
 * -, Taiwanese singer and actor
 * 1986  -, American bassist
 * -, American actor
 * -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * 1999  -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * 1999  -, titular Bulgarian royal family

Deaths

 * - King
 * - King (d. )
 * -, , cardinal and lord chancellor (b. )
 * -, English soldier
 * 1518  -, Flemish composer
 * -, papal nuncio
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Polish soldier (b. )
 * -, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. )
 * -, Brazilian runaway slave
 * -, French botanist (b. )
 * -, Queen of (b. )
 * -, French diplomat (b. )
 * -, Swedish composer (b. )
 * -, Prussian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Italian Jesuit scientist (b. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Russian pianist and composer (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * (N.S.) -, Russian novelist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Dutch scientist (b. )
 * -, Spanish anarchist (b. )
 * 1936  -, Founder of the . Executed by firing squad. (b. )
 * -, Japanese writer (b. )
 * -, British chemist, (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, Russian-Lithuanian artist (d. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, Head of State of Spain (1936-1975) (b. )
 * -, Stalinist biologist (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, eighteenth (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * -, TV writer (b. )
 * -, Russian Olympic and World Figure Skating Champion (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Russian politician (b. )
 * -, Italian politician and prime minister (b. )
 * -, American computer programmer (b. )
 * 2000  -, Finnish writer (b. )
 * -, British actor (cancer) (b. )
 * 2003  -, French fashion designer (b. )
 * 2003  -, first  (b. )
 * 2003  -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * 2003  -, British Consulate General (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, Turkish actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian radio host (b. )
 * 2004  -, English musician  (b. )
 * -, Iranian poet (b. )
 * 2005  -, American psychologist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * 2006  -, Romanian mathematician (b. )
 * 2006  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - (since 1978)
 * - Dia da Consciência Negra (Afro-Brazilian's Conscience Day)
 * - wedding day of, official flag day
 * - (1910)
 * - Universal
 * - (Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam)
 * (since 1999)
 * (since 1999)