November 20th, 1945

Born on November 20th, 1945

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What happened on November 20th, 1945?

November 20th, 1945

Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.

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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.

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What else 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, 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.

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

Born on November 20th, 1945

78

Emel Sayın

Turkish singer and actress

*November 20th, 1945, Şarkışla

74

Jay Johnstone

American baseball player

*November 20th, 1945, Manchester †September 26th, 2020, Granada Hills

78

Nanette Workman

American singer-songwriter

*November 20th, 1945, Brooklyn

78

Rick Monday

American baseball player

*November 20th, 1945, Batesville

78

Deborah Eisenberg

American short story writer, actress, teacher

*November 20th, 1945, Winnetka

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

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

31

Juju

German rapper

*November 20th, 1992, Berlin

63

Veronika Bellmann

German politician (CDU)

*November 20th, 1960, Chemnitz

33

Lee Dong-keun

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1990, Gwangmyeong

75

John Bolton

American lawyer and diplomat

*November 20th, 1948, Baltimore

76

Joe Walsh

American rock musician

*November 20th, 1947, Wichita

96

Estelle Parsons

American actress

*November 20th, 1927, Marblehead

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

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

24

Duane Allman

American guitarist (1946–1971)

*November 20th, 1946, Nashville †October 29th, 1971, Macon

81

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

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

76

Bob Einstein

American comedian, actor (1942–2019)

*November 20th, 1942, Los Angeles †January 2nd, 2019, Indian Wells

77

Kirill I of Moscow

21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church

*November 20th, 1946, Saint Petersburg

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

39

Jeremy Jordan

American actor and singer (born 1984)

*November 20th, 1984, Corpus Christi

83

Arieh Warshel

Chemist, biochemist and biophysicist

*November 20th, 1940, Sde Nahum

61

Jan Maxwell

American actress (1956-2018)

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

89

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer

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

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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