November 20th, 1915

Born on November 20th, 1915

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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, 1915

92

Kon Ichikawa

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008)

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

73

Hu Yaobang

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

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

95

Dulcie Gray

Actress, singer, writer (1915-2011)

*November 20th, 1915, Kuala Lumpur †November 15th, 2011, Northwood

28

Richard Fiske

Actor (1915-1944)

*November 20th, 1915, Shelton †August 10th, 1944, La Croix-Avranchin

95

Jorge Mayer

Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop (1915-2010)

*November 20th, 1915, San Miguel Arcángel †December 25th, 2010, Bahía Blanca

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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

92

Robert Byrd

American politician (1917–2010)

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

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

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

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

89

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer

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

33

Lee Dong-keun

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1990, Gwangmyeong

63

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

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

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

63

Veronika Bellmann

German politician (CDU)

*November 20th, 1960, Chemnitz

90

Dan Frazer

American actor

*November 20th, 1921, New York City †December 16th, 2011, New York City

69

Bobby Locke

South African golfer

*November 20th, 1917, Germiston †March 9th, 1987, Johannesburg

39

Jeremy Jordan

American actor and singer (born 1984)

*November 20th, 1984, Corpus Christi

78

Emilio Pucci

Italian fashion designer and politician (1914-1992)

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

89

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Pakistani writer

*November 20th, 1916, Angah †July 10th, 2006, Lahore

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Born in 1915

96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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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 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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