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Historical Events on November 20

19 significant historical events occurred on November 20. November 20 has been the date of several important historical events around the world. It marks diplomatic milestones, such as the 1815 Treaty of Paris ending the Napoleonic Wars, and tragic incidents like the 1991 Vukovar massacre during the Croatian War of Independence and the 2015 terrorist attack at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Notable sporting events have also occurred on this date, including the 1960 United States Grand Prix Formula One race.

Total Events
19
Time Span
14852015
Categories
3
Top Category
war
8 events

25 famous birthdays on November 20

Including Karl von Frisch, Arieh Warshel, Otto von Habsburg

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
15th C.21st C.

15th Century

1 event
politics

1485 treaty dividing the Wettin lands of Saxony

16th Century

2 events
war

Siege and massacre during the Second Desmond Rebellion, 1580

general

1599 public execution in Turku (Åbo), Finland

17th Century

2 events
politics

Treaty of Nasuh Pasha

war

1688 military engagement

18th Century

1 event
war

1779 minor naval engagement of the European theater of the American Revolutionary War

19th Century

3 events
war

Treaty of Paris — 1815 treaty to close the napoleonoc wars

politics

1815 alliance between Austria, Prussia, Russia, and the UK

war

1845 naval battle of the Anglo-French blockade of the Rio de la Plata

20th Century

5 events
war

Conflict in Zócalo, Mexico City

general

1960 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1960

general

Vukovar massacre — massacre

general

Military attack on the town of Odi, Nigeria

general

Church massacre Sri Lankan Civil War

21st Century

5 events
war

2001 military operation

general

Attempted mass murder that occurred on November 20, 2005, at the Tacoma Mall in Washington, US

politics

Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

general

Spree shooting in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

war

2015 Bamako hotel attack — terrorist attack in Radisson Blu, Bamako

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