November 20th, 1518

Born on November 20th, 1518

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

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What happened on November 20th?

November 20th, 2003

Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.

November 20th, 1991

First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.

November 20th, 1990

Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.

November 20th, 1979

A group of armed insurgents attacked and took over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, declaring that one of their leaders was the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam.

November 20th, 1969

A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

November 20th, 1947

Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who was given the title Duke of Edinburgh.

November 20th, 1945

The Nuremberg trials (defendants pictured) of 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany.

November 20th, 1917

First World War: The Battle of Cambrai began with British forces having initial success over Germany's Hindenburg Line.

November 20th, 1902

While discussing how to promote the newspaper L'Auto, sports journalist Géo Lefèvre came up with the idea of holding a cycling race that later became known as the Tour de France.

November 20th, 1845

Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, but the losses ultimately made the United Kingdom and France give up the blockade.

November 20th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Lee saw the invasion of New Jersey by British and Hessian forces and the subsequent general retreat of the Continental Army.

November 20th, 1739

War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force arrived at the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main, capturing it the next day.

November 20th, 0284

Diocletian (bust pictured) became Roman emperor, eventually establishing reforms that ended the Crisis of the Third Century.

November 20th, 2016

Jimmie Johnson wins his seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship to tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time.

November 20th, 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 20th?

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

*November 20th, 1858, Östra Ämtervik church parish †March 16th, 1940, Östra Ämtervik church parish

31

Juju

German rapper

*November 20th, 1992, Berlin

33

Lee Dong-keun

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1990, Gwangmyeong

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

63

Veronika Bellmann

German politician (CDU)

*November 20th, 1960, Chemnitz

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

96

Estelle Parsons

American actress

*November 20th, 1927, Marblehead

39

Jeremy Jordan

American actor and singer (born 1984)

*November 20th, 1984, Corpus Christi

42

Robert F. Kennedy

United States Senator from New York from 1965 to 1968

*November 20th, 1925, Brookline †June 6th, 1968, Los Angeles

85

Benoit Mandelbrot

Polish-born, French and American mathematician

*November 20th, 1924, Warsaw †October 14th, 2010, Cambridge

66

Jean-Marc Furlan

French footballer

*November 20th, 1957, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

64

Iris Tanner

British swimmer, Olympic silver medallist

*November 20th, 1906, Eastbourne †February 22nd, 1971, Alfriston

89

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer

*November 20th, 1925, Moscow †May 2nd, 2015, Munich

85

Bruno Mealli

Italian bicycle racer

*November 20th, 1937, Loro Ciuffenna †August 3rd, 2023, Loro Ciuffenna

61

Jan Maxwell

American actress (1956-2018)

*November 20th, 1956, Fargo †February 11th, 2018, Manhattan

42

Andrea Riseborough

British actress

*November 20th, 1981, Wallsend

63

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

Russian mathematician (*1792 – †1856)

*November 20th, 1792, Nizhny Novgorod †February 12th, 1856, Kazan

Same year
Born in 1518

75

Jacopo Tintoretto

Renaissance painter (1518/1519-1594)

*September 29th, 1518, Venice †May 31st, 1594, Venice

45

Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora

Catholic cardinal

*November 26th, 1518, Rome †October 6th, 1564, Mantua

44

Antoine of Navarre

French king consort (1518-1562)

*April 22nd, 1518, La Fère †November 17th, 1562, Les Andelys

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

75

Nicolas de Pellevé

Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1518, France †March 28th, 1594, Paris

80

Germain Audebert

French poet

*March 3rd, 1518, Orléans †December 15th, 1598, Orléans

69

Giovanni Maria Cecchi

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

*March 15th, 1518, Florence †October 19th, 1587, San Martino

56

Sidonie of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (1518-1575)

*March 8th, 1518, Meissen †January 4th, 1575, Weißenfels

41

Kaspar Brusch

German historian and theologian (1518-1559)

*August 19th, 1518, Horní Slavkov †November 20th, 1559, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

48

Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

*December 17th, 1518, Osterode am Harz †April 2nd, 1567, Herzberg Castle

44

Johann Hommel

German astronomer and mathematician (1518-1562)

*February 2nd, 1518, Memmingen †July 4th, 1562, Leipzig

42

Conrad Lycosthenes

German humanist

*August 8th, 1518, Rouffach †March 25th, 1561, Basel

48

Johann Funck

German Lutheran theologian

*February 7th, 1518, Wöhrd †October 28th, 1566, Königsberg

55

Hieronymus Gerhard

German jurist (1518-1574)

*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart

57

Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*December 13th, 1518, Lauenburg/Elbe †March 27th, 1576, Barth

80

Christoph Vischer

German theologian (1518-1598)

*January 20th, 1518, Jáchymov †September 11th, 1598, Celle

18

Francis III

Duke of Brittany

*February 28th, 1518, Amboise †August 10th, 1536, castel of Tournon

14

Prince John of Denmark

Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria

*February 21st, 1518, Copenhagen †August 11th, 1532, Regensburg

21

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble

*December 19th, 1518, Gandia †September 16th, 1540, Viterbo

62

Antonín Brus z Mohelnice

Roman Catholic archbishop (1518-1580)

*February 13th, 1518, Mohelnice †August 28th, 1580, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1518 is a normal year and no leap year.

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