November 20th, 1877

Born on November 20th, 1877

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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

Born on November 20th, 1877

84

Herbert Pitman

Third Officer of Titanic (1877–1961)

*November 20th, 1877, Sutton Montis †December 7th, 1961, Pitcombe

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Who's birthday is on November 20th?

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

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

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

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

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

31

Juju

German rapper

*November 20th, 1992, Berlin

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

33

Lee Dong-keun

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1990, Gwangmyeong

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

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

96

Estelle Parsons

American actress

*November 20th, 1927, Marblehead

63

Veronika Bellmann

German politician (CDU)

*November 20th, 1960, Chemnitz

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

60

Félix Córdova Dávila

Puerto Rican politician (1878-1938)

*November 20th, 1878, Vega Baja †December 3rd, 1938, San Juan

39

Jeremy Jordan

American actor and singer (born 1984)

*November 20th, 1984, Corpus Christi

89

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer

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

73

Antonino Anile

Italian poet (1869-1943)

*November 20th, 1869, Pizzo †September 26th, 1943, Raiano

57

Rudolf Koch

German Type Designer & Calligrapher

*November 20th, 1876, Nuremberg †April 9th, 1934, Offenbach am Main

92

Robert Byrd

American politician (1917–2010)

*November 20th, 1917, North Wilkesboro †June 28th, 2010, Merrifield

61

Jan Maxwell

American actress (1956-2018)

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

95

Karl von Frisch

German-Austrian ethologist (1886-1982)

*November 20th, 1886, Vienna †June 12th, 1982, Munich

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Born in 1877

66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

85

Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

*July 2nd, 1877, Calw †August 9th, 1962, Montagnola

50

Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

58

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

*September 17th, 1877, Angaston †February 7th, 1936, Los Angeles

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

71

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

*August 7th, 1877, Copenhagen †April 19th, 1949, Hedvig Eleonora parish

92

Laura Knight

English artist (1877-1970)

*August 4th, 1877, Long Eaton †July 7th, 1970, London

64

Hendrik Bolkestein

Dutch classical scholar

*December 18th, 1877, Amsterdam †July 24th, 1942, Utrecht

70

G.H. Hardy

British mathematician (1877–1947)

*February 7th, 1877, Cranleigh †December 1st, 1947, Cambridge

60

Muhammad Iqbal

South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician

*November 9th, 1877, Sialkot †April 21st, 1938, Lahore

93

Hjalmar Schacht

German politician and economist

*January 22nd, 1877, Tinglev Municipality †June 3rd, 1970, Munich

75

Raoul Dufy

French artist (1877-1953)

*June 3rd, 1877, Le Havre †March 23rd, 1953, Montcuq

69

Wilhelm Frick

German Nazi official (1877-1946)

*March 12th, 1877, Alsenz †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

83

Hélène Dutrieu

Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator

*July 10th, 1877, Tournai †June 26th, 1961, Paris

82

James Montgomery Flagg

American artist (1877-1960)

*June 18th, 1877, Pelham Manor †May 25th, 1960, New York City

63

Rudolf Hilferding

German politician (1877-1941)

*August 10th, 1877, Vienna †February 11th, 1941, Paris

41

Endre Ady

Hungarian poet (1877-1919)

*November 22nd, 1877, Ady Endre †January 27th, 1919, Budapest

76

Ibn Saud

Founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1877–1953)

*January 15th, 1877, Riyadh †November 9th, 1953, Ta'if

82

Roelof Klein

Dutch rower

*June 7th, 1877, Lemmer †February 13th, 1960, Montclair

53

Viktor Dyk

Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer (1877-1931)

*December 31st, 1877, Pšovka †May 14th, 1931, Lopud

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No: With 365 days 1877 is a normal year and no leap year.

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