Timothy Kitum
b. 1994
Kenyan middle-distance runner
On This Day · The 324th day of the year
November 20
A look at November 20 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Timothy Kitum and Rodger Bumpass, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 1993
North Macedonia
North Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid Airport, killing all 116 people on board.
Country in Southeast Europe - 1990
Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, is arrested; he eventually confesses to 56 killings.
Soviet serial killer (1936–1994) - 1979
Grand Mosque seizure
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 6,000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from French special forces to put down the uprising.
1979 radical Islamic insurgency - 1977
Egypt
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
Country in Northeast Africa - 1974
Boeing 747
The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board.
American wide-body four-engined jet - 1947
Elizabeth II
The Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen) marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
Queen of the United - 1945
Nuremberg trials
Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
Trials of Nazi German - 1917
World War I
World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
1914–1918 global conflict - 1776
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
1775–1783 conflict in North - 284
Diocletian
Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor.
Roman emperor from 284
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Famous birthday twins
Born on November 20Rodger Bumpass
b. 1951
American actor and singer
Pope Pius VIII
b. 1761
Head of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830
Joe Biden
b. 1942
American politician, 46th President of the United States
Emperor Taizong of Song
b. 939
Emperor of China from 976 to 997
Tipu Sultan
b. 1750
Indian ruler
Nigel Gibbs
b. 1965
English footballer and coach
Robert F. Kennedy
b. 1925
US Navy officer, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General
Deaths
- 2013Dieter Hildebrandt, Polish-German actor and screenwriter
- 1980John McEwen, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia
- 1975Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator, Prime Minister of Spain
- 1910Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright
- 1316John I of France, king of France and Navarra
- 284Numerian, Roman emperor
Holidays & observances
- —20-N (Spain)
- —Africa Industrialization Day (international)
- —Black Awareness Day (Brazil)
- —Children's Day (World Children's Day)
- —Christian feast day: Agapius
- —Christian feast day: Ambrose Traversari
- —Christian feast day: Ampelus and Caius
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Anacleto González Flores, José Sánchez del Río, and companions (Martyrs of Cristero War)
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