Birthday November 20, 1602 Otto von Guericke, invented air pump
Birthday November 20, 1620 Peregrine White, son of William & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
Birthday November 20, 1726 Oliver Wolcott, governor of Conn., signer of Declaration of Indep
Birthday November 20, 1781 Andres Bello, Venezuelan diplomat, author, humanist
Birthday November 20, 1841 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, (L), 7th Canadian prime minister (1896-1911)
Birthday November 20, 1858 Selma Lagerlof, Swedish novelist (Tales of a Manor) (Nobel 1909)
Birthday November 20, 1866 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge, 1st commissioner of baseball
Birthday November 20, 1886 Karl von Frisch, zoologist, bee expert (Nobel 1973)
Birthday November 20, 1889 Edwin Hubble, US astronomer, discoverer of galaxies, red shift
Birthday November 20, 1900 Chester Gould, cartoonist (gave Dick Tracy a job)
Birthday November 20, 1908 Alistair Cooke, raconteur (Masterpiece Theatre)
Birthday November 20, 1914 Emilio Pucci, fashion designer
Birthday November 20, 1916 Robert A. Bruce, pioneer in exercise cardiology
Birthday November 20, 1916 Judy Canova, in Fla
Birthday November 20, 1917 Robert Byrd, (D-Sen-WV) majority leader
Birthday November 20, 1919 Evelyn Keyes, Actress
Birthday November 20, 1920 Gene Tierney, Actress (Laura, Razor's Edge)
Birthday November 20, 1921 Phyllis Thaxter, in Portland Maine
Birthday November 20, 1923 Nadine Gordimer, South African writer (Lying Days)
Birthday November 20, 1925 Maya Plisetkaya, prima ballerina
Birthday November 20, 1925 Robert Kennedy, in Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated
Birthday November 20, 1926 Kaye Ballard, in Ohio Actress-comedian
Birthday November 20, 1927 Estelle Parsons, Actress (Rachel, Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde)
Birthday November 20, 1932 Richard Dawson, (Family Feud, Hogan's Heroes)
Birthday November 20, 1939 Dick Smothers, comedian
Birthday November 20, 1942 Joseph R. Biden Jr., (D-Sen-Del)
Birthday November 20, 1943 Veronica Hamill, Phila (Hill Street Blues)
Birthday November 20, 1946 Judy Woodruff, newscaster
Birthday November 20, 1949 Ahmad Rashad, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota), sportscaster
Birthday November 20, 1956 Bo Derek, Long Beach Cal (10, Tarzan, Ape Man)
History November 20, 1780 Britain declares war against Holland
History November 20, 1789 NJ became 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights.
History November 20, 1789 New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights
History November 20, 1820 American vessel sunk by sperm whale
History November 20, 1843 Blacksnake Hills trading post is renamed St. Joseph
History November 20, 1864 Sherman on the move
History November 20, 1875 Henry James' first novel is published
History November 20, 1888 William Bundy invents 1st timecard clock
History November 20, 1894 US intervenes in Bluefields Nicaragua
History November 20, 1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico led by Francisco I. Madero.
History November 20, 1914 US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
History November 20, 1917 British launch surprise tank attack at Cambrai
History November 20, 1923 Garrett Morgan patents three-position traffic signal
History November 20, 1931 Commercial teletype service began
History November 20, 1942 NHL abolishes regular season overtime
History November 20, 1943 American forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Is.
History November 20, 1945 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg Germany.
History November 20, 1945 Nuremberg war-crimes trials begin
History November 20, 1945 Trials open at Nuremberg
History November 20, 1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten
History November 20, 1947 Meet the Press makes network TV debut on NBC.
History November 20, 1947 UN General assembly looks into printing their own stamps
History November 20, 1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
History November 20, 1948 American consul in China held hostage by communists
History November 20, 1953 1st airplane to exceed 1300 mph - Scott Crossfield
History November 20, 1955 Bo Diddley makes his national television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
History November 20, 1962 Kennedy announces fair housing legislation
History November 20, 1967 Students Demonstrate Against Dow Chemical Company
History November 20, 1967 At 11 AM Census Clock at Dept of Commerce ticks past 200 million.
History November 20, 1968 Explosions rock West Virginia coal mine
History November 20, 1969 Seymour Hersh files follow-up to My Lai story
History November 20, 1975 Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco dies in Madrid at 82
History November 20, 1977 Egyptian Pres Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israel Knesset
History November 20, 1977 Walter Payton of Bears rushes for NFL-record 275 yards
History November 20, 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
History November 20, 1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie `Heaven's Gate' for reediting.
History November 20, 1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
History November 20, 1981 Anatoly Karpov USSR retains world chess championship
History November 20, 1982 Cal beats Stanford as band blocks field
History November 20, 1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie `The Day After'
History November 20, 1985 Yankee Don Mattingly named AL MVP
History November 20, 1986 UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
History November 20, 2003 Music producer Phil Spector indicted for murder of actress
November 20, 1602 Otto von Guericke, invented air pump
November 20, 1620 Peregrine White, son of William & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
November 20, 1726 Oliver Wolcott, governor of Conn., signer of Declaration of Indep
November 20, 1781 Andres Bello, Venezuelan diplomat, author, humanist
November 20, 1841 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, (L), 7th Canadian prime minister (1896-1911)
November 20, 1858 Selma Lagerlof, Swedish novelist (Tales of a Manor) (Nobel 1909)
November 20, 1866 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge, 1st commissioner of baseball
November 20, 1886 Karl von Frisch, zoologist, bee expert (Nobel 1973)
November 20, 1889 Edwin Hubble, US astronomer, discoverer of galaxies, red shift
November 20, 1900 Chester Gould, cartoonist (gave Dick Tracy a job)
November 20, 1908 Alistair Cooke, raconteur (Masterpiece Theatre)
November 20, 1914 Emilio Pucci, fashion designer
November 20, 1916 Robert A. Bruce, pioneer in exercise cardiology
November 20, 1916 Judy Canova, in Fla
November 20, 1917 Robert Byrd, (D-Sen-WV) majority leader
November 20, 1919 Evelyn Keyes, Actress
November 20, 1920 Gene Tierney, Actress (Laura, Razor's Edge)
November 20, 1921 Phyllis Thaxter, in Portland Maine
November 20, 1923 Nadine Gordimer, South African writer (Lying Days)
November 20, 1925 Maya Plisetkaya, prima ballerina
November 20, 1925 Robert Kennedy, in Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated
November 20, 1926 Kaye Ballard, in Ohio Actress-comedian
November 20, 1927 Estelle Parsons, Actress (Rachel, Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde)
November 20, 1932 Richard Dawson, (Family Feud, Hogan's Heroes)
November 20, 1939 Dick Smothers, comedian
November 20, 1942 Joseph R. Biden Jr., (D-Sen-Del)
November 20, 1943 Veronica Hamill, Phila (Hill Street Blues)
November 20, 1946 Judy Woodruff, newscaster
November 20, 1949 Ahmad Rashad, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota), sportscaster
November 20, 1956 Bo Derek, Long Beach Cal (10, Tarzan, Ape Man)
November 20, 1780 Britain declares war against Holland
November 20, 1789 NJ became 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights.
November 20, 1789 New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights
November 20, 1820 American vessel sunk by sperm whale
November 20, 1843 Blacksnake Hills trading post is renamed St. Joseph
November 20, 1864 Sherman on the move
November 20, 1875 Henry James' first novel is published
November 20, 1888 William Bundy invents 1st timecard clock
November 20, 1894 US intervenes in Bluefields Nicaragua
November 20, 1910 Revolution broke out in Mexico led by Francisco I. Madero.
November 20, 1914 US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
November 20, 1917 British launch surprise tank attack at Cambrai
November 20, 1923 Garrett Morgan patents three-position traffic signal
November 20, 1931 Commercial teletype service began
November 20, 1942 NHL abolishes regular season overtime
November 20, 1943 American forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Is.
November 20, 1945 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg Germany.
November 20, 1945 Nuremberg war-crimes trials begin
November 20, 1945 Trials open at Nuremberg
November 20, 1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten
November 20, 1947 Meet the Press makes network TV debut on NBC.
November 20, 1947 UN General assembly looks into printing their own stamps
November 20, 1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
November 20, 1948 American consul in China held hostage by communists
November 20, 1953 1st airplane to exceed 1300 mph - Scott Crossfield
November 20, 1955 Bo Diddley makes his national television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
November 20, 1962 Kennedy announces fair housing legislation
November 20, 1967 Students Demonstrate Against Dow Chemical Company
November 20, 1967 At 11 AM Census Clock at Dept of Commerce ticks past 200 million.
November 20, 1968 Explosions rock West Virginia coal mine
November 20, 1969 Seymour Hersh files follow-up to My Lai story
November 20, 1975 Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco dies in Madrid at 82
November 20, 1977 Egyptian Pres Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israel Knesset
November 20, 1977 Walter Payton of Bears rushes for NFL-record 275 yards
November 20, 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
November 20, 1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie `Heaven's Gate' for reediting.
November 20, 1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
November 20, 1981 Anatoly Karpov USSR retains world chess championship
November 20, 1982 Cal beats Stanford as band blocks field
November 20, 1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie `The Day After'
November 20, 1985 Yankee Don Mattingly named AL MVP
November 20, 1986 UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
November 20, 2003 Music producer Phil Spector indicted for murder of actress