November 20 in history
Events on November 20
Notable events that happened on November 20 in past years.
- 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.
Wikipedia article: 2022 FIFA World Cup - 2003
After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
Wikipedia article: November 15 - 1994
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
Wikipedia article: Angola - 1992
In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
Wikipedia article: 1992 Windsor Castle fire - 1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft, is released.
Wikipedia article: Microsoft - 1977
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.
Wikipedia article: Egypt - 1969
Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
Wikipedia article: Occupation of Alcatraz - 1959
The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
Wikipedia article: Declaration of the Rights of the Child - 1945
Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
Wikipedia article: Nuremberg trials - 1917
World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1873
Garnier Expedition: French forces under Lieutenant Francis Garnier captured Hanoi from the Vietnamese.
Wikipedia article: Garnier Expedition - 1815
The Second Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1790 extent, imposing large indemnities, and prolonging the occupation by troops of Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia for several more years.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Paris (1815) - 1776
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
Wikipedia article: American Revolutionary War - 1407
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, agree to a truce, but Burgundy would kill Orléans three days later.
- 284
Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor.
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