What are the important events that happened on November 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 20: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 20 is the 325th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 41 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 7, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 481,128 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosapentagon’ day.
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 70 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,352 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 20 Historical Events
1194 –
Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1407 –
A truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
1820 –
An 80-ton sperm whale attacks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America (Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick is in part inspired by this story).
1845 –
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
1917 –
Ukraine is declared a republic.
1945 –
Nuremberg Trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
1947 –
The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.
1974 –
The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.
1979 –
Grand Mosque Seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from French special forces to put down the uprising.
1992 –
In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
Who were born on November 20?
1621 –
Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
1765 –
Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)
1903 –
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981)
1925 –
Kaye Ballard, American comic actress
1932 –
Richard Dawson, English-American actor and game show host
1957 –
Stefan Bellof, German race car driver (d. 1985)
1966 –
Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer
1971 –
Marco Oppedisano, American guitarist and composer
1984 –
Tashard Choice, American football player
1985 –
Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver
Who died on November 20?
1437 –
Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham (b. 1363)
1529 –
Karl von Miltitz, German papal nuncio (b. c. 1490)
1662 –
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Austrian-born Spanish territorial governor (b. 1614)
1978 –
Giorgio de Chirico, Italian painter (b.1888)
1980 –
John McEwen, Australian politician (b. 1900)
1995 –
Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (b. 1967)
2000 –
Kalle Päätalo, Finnish writer (b. 1919)
2004 –
Jenny Ross, English musician (Section 25) (b. 1962)
2005 –
Chris Whitley, American musician (b. 1960)
2010 –
Rob Lytle, American football player (b. 1954)
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