Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In November - 20
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1959 On November - 20 the all-new 105E Anglia was introduced in the United States--the first British Ford to be marketed to Americans on a large scale 
1959 On this day in history uN adopts the declaration of children's rights
1960 On this day in history jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies
1962 President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba on November - 20.
1962 On this day in history jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies
1964 John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73 on November - 20.
1968 Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.
1973 On November - 20 allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila), dies at 48
1975 On November - 20 francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82
1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history egyptian President Sadat became first Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset
1977 Maxie Wander, writer, dies on November - 20.
1978 A satellite system for transmitting newspaper content was dedicated on this day in 1978. The system transmitted The Wall Street Journal from where it was typeset in Massachusetts to Orlando, Florida, at a rate of 3.5 minutes per page on November - 20.
1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes first solar-powered flight on this day in history.
1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting on November - 20.
1981 Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship on November - 20.
1981 On this day in history ringo releases "Stop and Smell the Roses" album
1983 On this day in history 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "The Day After," about nuclear war
1983 Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83 on November - 20.
1984 On November - 20 alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78
1985 Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1986 UN's WHO announces first global effort to combat AIDS on November - 20.
1989 Lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1990 On November - 20 chief Justice Bertha Wilson (Supreme Court of Cda.) announces her retirement after 9 years
1990 Layne Halls of Silver Creek, New York, died at the age of 105, according to his death certificate. Halls had the distinction of being the oldest licensed driver in the United States at the time on November - 20.
1990 On this day in history thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership
1991 Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies on this day in history.
1992 John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack on November - 20.
1993 On this day in history christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51
1994 On November - 20 john Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68
1995 On November - 20 ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50
1996 Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1997 Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana on November - 20.
1998 On November - 20 okanagan Valley Railway commences operation over the former CP line between Sicamous and Kelowna, BC (including running rights over the CN between Vernon and Kelowna). The formal handing over ceremony took place on January 15, 1999.
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