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  On this day in history the Washington Post rebukes journalist Bob Woodward over his conduct in the CIA leak probe.  

2006  Iran and Syria recognize the government of Iraq, restore diplomatic relations, and call for a peace conference on this day in history.  

2006  Lee High School bus crash kills 4 students in Huntsville, Alabama on November - 20.  

2007  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 on November - 20.  

2010  Participants of the 2010 NATO Lisbon summit issued the Lisbon Summit Declaration on this day in history.  

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

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

2017  On November - 20 investment corporation Tencent's market value hits $511 billion, - first Asian company to join the $500 billion club  

2017  On this day in history german Chancellor Angela Merkel announces that coalition talks to form a government have collapsed  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)  

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on this day in history.  

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)  

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on November - 20.  

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

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.  

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)  

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

0967  On November - 20 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  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.  

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 November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic  

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