Historical Events In November - 20

2000  A 17 year old student is stabbed and dies at a Calgary High School on this day in history.  

2005  The Washington Post rebukes journalist Bob Woodward over his conduct in the CIA leak probe on November - 20.  

2006  Iran and Syria recognize the government of Iraq, restore diplomatic relations, and call for a peace conference on November - 20.  

2006  Lee High School bus crash kills 4 students in Huntsville, Alabama on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history the UK's HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has misplaces two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, in the United Kingdom, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft.  

2010  Participants of the 2010 NATO Lisbon summit issued the Lisbon Summit Declaration on November - 20.  

2012  Toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters on November - 20.  

2014  Nearly 5 million illegal migrants in the US will have the threat of deportation deferred, after President Barack Obama announces sweeping immigration changes on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history investment corporation Tencent's market value hits $511 billion, - first Asian company to join the $500 billion club  

2017  German Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that coalition talks to form a government have collapsed on this day in history.  

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2017  Atlanta's Georgia Dome, once the world's largest covered stadium, is destroyed in a controlled implosion on this day in history.  

2017  Nature publishes an article recognising the high velocity asteroid Ê»Oumuamua as originating from outside the Solar System i.e. the first known interstellar object on November - 20.  

2018  Sell-off in technology stocks leads stock market losses wiping out all 2018 market gains on this day in history.  

2018  Airbnb bans listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank on November - 20.  

2018  More than 40 religious scholars killed, at event to mark birth of prophet Mohammed, by a suicide bomber near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on November - 20.  

2018  Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan confirms he has paid off the debts of 1,398 farmers worth $560,000, amid Indian agricultural crisis on November - 20.  

2018  Mississippi 15 week abortion ban overturned by US judge saying it violated women's constitutional rights on this day in history.  

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on November - 20.  

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)  

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian  

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)  

1625  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

0869  On November - 20 death of king Edmund of East Anglia  

0967  On this day in history aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies  

1347  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle  

1437  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)  

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.  

1518  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies  

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic  

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.