393 Historic Events for November 20
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer
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| 1899 |
Death |
Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)
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| 1900 |
Death |
Peter S Kíyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist, dies at 49
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| 1901 |
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Opera "Gris‚lidis" is produced (Paris)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian
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| 1902 |
Event |
Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Alexandra Danilova, ballet great
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| 1906 |
Event |
George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, director (Le salaire de la peur)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74)
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| 1909 |
Event |
Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game
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| 1910 |
Death |
Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS]
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| 1910 |
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Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Pauli Murray, famous African
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)
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| 1911 |
Event |
Gustav Mahlers "Tie Song of the Erde" premieres in Munich
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)
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| 1914 |
Event |
US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)
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| 1915 |
Event |
7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology)
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| 1916 |
Birth |
William John Elwyn Davies, painter
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