Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: November 20
November 20, 2024 is the 325th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 41 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Topaz is your modern birthstone. Pearl is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: November 20
- 762 –During An Shi Rebellion, Tang Dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptured Luoyang from the rebels.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky’s Confederate government.
- 1917 –Ukraine is declared a republic.
- 1917 –World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins – British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
- 1947 –The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 1962 –Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
- 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.
- 1993 –Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his “dealings” with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.
- 1998 –A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden “a man without a sin” in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
- 1998 –The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.
Who were born on November 20?
- 1908 –Alistair Cooke, British-born journalist (d. 2004)
- 1928 –Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor
- 1937 –Ruth Laredo, American pianist (d. 2005)
- 1942 –Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
- 1947 –Joe Walsh, American musician (Eagles, James Gang)
- 1957 –Mike Craven, English footballer
- 1958 –Rickson Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1967 –Teoman, Turkish rock singer
- 1973 –Angelica Bridges, American actress, model, and singer
- 1975 –J. D. Drew, American baseball player
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