November 20th, 1914

Born on November 20th, 1914

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1914

78

Emilio Pucci

Italian fashion designer and politician (1914-1992)

*November 20th, 1914, Naples †November 29th, 1992, Florence

61

José Revueltas

Mexican writer

*November 20th, 1914, Santiago Papasquiaro Municipality †April 14th, 1976, Mexico City

61

Kurt Lundqvist

Swedish high jumper

*November 20th, 1914, Landskrona †March 26th, 1976

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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

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

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

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

96

Estelle Parsons

American actress

*November 20th, 1927, Marblehead

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

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

85

Benoit Mandelbrot

Polish-born, French and American mathematician

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

42

Robert F. Kennedy

United States Senator from New York from 1965 to 1968

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

92

Robert Byrd

American politician (1917–2010)

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

31

Juju

German rapper

*November 20th, 1992, Berlin

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

98

Otto, Crown Prince of Austria

Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and German politician

*November 20th, 1912, Reichenau an der Rax †July 4th, 2011, Pöcking

89

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer

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

92

Kon Ichikawa

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008)

*November 20th, 1915, Ise †February 13th, 2008, Tokyo

33

Lee Dong-keun

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1990, Gwangmyeong

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

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

73

Hu Yaobang

Chinese politician (1915-1989), former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

*November 20th, 1915, Liuyang †April 15th, 1989, Beijing

63

Veronika Bellmann

German politician (CDU)

*November 20th, 1960, Chemnitz

69

Judy Canova

American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality (1913-1983)

*November 20th, 1913, Starke †August 5th, 1983, Hollywood

84

Eleonore Dörner

German philologist and writer (1912-1997)

*November 20th, 1912, Perleberg †June 8th, 1997, Nuremberg

39

Jeremy Jordan

American actor and singer (born 1984)

*November 20th, 1984, Corpus Christi

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50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 20th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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