Burial
Placed in Westminster Abbey where the Confessors bones had been removed
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November 20 in History
This permanent archive page contains 182 World History Database records for November 20, spanning 869 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Edmund; Burial; Coronation.
Total: 182Events: 145Births: 6Deaths: 8Battles: 22Coronations: 1Countries: 33
Events on November 20
Succession
Edward Balliol takes the oath of feality as King of Scotland to Edward I
Succession
Edward Balliol takes the oath of feality as King of Scotland to Edward I
Parliament
The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason
Parliament
Assumes control & opens Parliament where all Yorkist leaders are charged with treason
Parliament
The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason
Treason
The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason
Treason
The Act of Attainder is passed charging the Yorkists with treason. Assumes control & opens Parliament where all Yorkist leaders are charged with treason
Chief Secretary
Appointed Chief Secretary of State
First Council
Elizabeth begins forming her first Privy Council
Queen's Council
Appointed member of Elizabeth I's Council
William Cecil Appointed
Elizabeth appoints William Cecil as principal secretary
Lord Treasurer
Appointed Lord Treasurer
Succession
On the accession of George I Carolines husband automatically became Duke of Cornwall, and was invested, shortly afterwards, as Prince of Wales, whereupon she became Princess of Wales
Iron Chest Documents
Discovery of documents in the Tuileries iron chest strengthened accusations that Louis XVI had secretly dealt with political opponents of the Revolution.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the National Guard
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the National Guard
Lieutenant
Suchet was appointed lieutenant colonel of the National Guard.
Conference of Paris
As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality
Neutrality
As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality
Second Treaty of Paris
Russia joins the allied powers in imposing the second peace settlement on France after Waterloo.
Fenian Prisoners at Manchester
Drafts an International resolution concerning Fenian prisoners and events in Manchester.
President of Venezuela
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Serbian Retreat
Withdraws Serbian formations toward the frontier after Slivnitsa.
Serbian Retreat
Pursues retreating Serbian forces westward from Slivnitsa.
Tour de France
Desgrange is credited with founding the Tour de France in 1903 but the idea came from one of his journalists Geo Lefevre
Tour de France
The idea for a round stage race came from LAutos chief cycling journalist, 26-year-old Go Lefevre, he and the editor, Henri Desgrange then discussed it after lunch at what is now the TGI Friday bar in Montmartre in Paris.
Tour de France
who said he blurted out the idea because he felt under pressure to say something at a crisis meeting held at the newspapers headquarters at 10 rue faubourg Montmartre to resolve its poor circulation
Tour de France
All the major towns are begging for cycle races, and they are bound to go along with the idea."
Tour de France
Henri Desgrange then discussed it after lunch at what is now the TGI Friday bar in Montmartre in Paris.
Tour de France
Suggests "a several-day race, longer than anything now going on, something more on the order of a track six day race, only this time on the road.
Tour de France
The idea for a round stage race came from LAutos chief cycling journalist, 26-year-old George's Lefevre, he and the editor.
General Relativity
Hilbert submits a variational treatment of gravitational field equations during the final formulation of general relativity
Armistice
20 November-3 December, heads the Russian armistice negotiations
Cambrai Mass-Tank Assault Opened
Haig supports the surprise Cambrai attack combining tanks, artillery, infantry and air power.
Deraa Reconnaissance
Conducts reconnaissance around Deraa during northern operations of the Arab Revolt.
Escape to Don
Moves south after release to avoid Bolshevik control.
Hindenburg Line
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
Hindenburg Line
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
Hindenburg Line
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term
Royal Flying Corps
launched at dawn with all available tanks advancing across a 10 km front, 476 tanks are accompanied by six infantry and two cavalry divisions (to exploit any breakthrough), plus 1,000 guns & 14 newly formed squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps
Second Army
Facing the British attack is the German Second Army led by Georg von der Marwitz
Siege of Cambrai
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
Third Army
Commands the 3rd Army during the Cambrai Offensive
Siege of Charleroi
Enters Charleroi
End of Leon Delacroix Government
The Leon Delacroix Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Henri Carton de Wiart Government
Begins the Henri Carton de Wiart Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
End of Second de Broqueville Government
The Second de Broqueville Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Reform of Government
Announces economic relief for depressed areas
Second Georges Theunis Government
Begins the Second Georges Theunis Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Assassination of Jose Primo de Rivera
Seized by the Republicans & executed in Alicante
Alliance Adolf Hitler and Axis Powers
Hungary joins the Axis Powers
Alliance Teleki and Germany
Signs the Tripartite Pact with Germany
Mediterranean Strategy
Reviews British commitments in Egypt Greece and the Mediterranean.
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Hungary
Hungary joins the Tripartite Pact
Pact between Germany, Italy, Japan and Hungary
Signs the Tripartite Pact with Germany
Signs the Tripartite Pact
Signs the Tripartite Pact with Germany
Invasion of Russia
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don, the last barrier before the Caucasus. Crooses the Don but is forced back by Timoshenko
Invasion of Russia
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Operation Barbarossa
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don, the last barrier before the Caucasus. Crooses the Don but is forced back by Timoshenko
Operation Barbarossa
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Benghazi Reoccupied during Pursuit
Eighth Army enters Benghazi as Montgomery sustains pressure on the retreating Axis army.
Capture of Benghazi
Commands the Eighth Army in the recapture of Benghazi
Eighth Army
Commands the Eighth Army in the recapture of Benghazi
Marriage
Acts as Prince Philips best man
Marriage
Marries Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, formerly Prince of Greece & Denmark
Marriage
Gives Elizabeth away to the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey
Marriage
Marries Elizabeth II
Peerage
Makes Philip the Duke of Edinburgh prior to his wedding to Elizabeth
Canal Clearance Authority Requested
Hammarskjold asks the General Assembly for authority to negotiate arrangements for clearing the canal.
Philippine Maneuvers Deployment
Five days after leaving the hospital, Lee's squadron embarked for military maneuvers in the Philippine Islands.
End of Emil Jonsson Government
The Emil Jonsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Takes Britain into EFTA
Fifth Olafur Thors Government
Begins the Fifth Olafur Thors Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Army Command
J. N. Chaudhuri assumes leadership of the Indian Army during the final days of the 1962 conflict.
Capture of Aksai Chin
Chinese forces consolidate control over Aksai Chin before announcing a unilateral ceasefire.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy ordered the naval quarantine lifted after agreement on removal of the Soviet IL-28 bombers.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev accepted removal of the IL-28 bombers, clearing the principal remaining obstacle to ending the American quarantine.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McNamara oversaw the military transition from quarantine operations after the remaining Soviet IL-28 bombers were scheduled for withdrawal.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Mikoyan's negotiations helped manage the final stages of Soviet withdrawal as the United States prepared to end the quarantine.
AGVA Complaint
Ruby telephoned an American Guild of Variety Artists representative in Chicago on November 20 to complain about competitors' striptease contests and amateur performances.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Approves action against North Vietnam by CIA supported South Vietnamese forces
Plan 34A
Operation Plan 34A is announced at the Honolulu Conference. Approves action against North Vietnam by CIA supported South Vietnamese forces
United Nations
Security Council Resolution 217 condemns Rhodesia's illegal authority and calls for no diplomatic or economic relations.
A Model of Leptons
Publishes A Model of Leptons, giving a compact electroweak gauge theory with spontaneous symmetry breaking and a scalar field.
Higgs Boson
Uses spontaneous symmetry breaking in A Model of Leptons to construct a unified electroweak theory incorporating a Higgs-type scalar field.
Apollo 12 Intrepid Redocking
Pilots Yankee Clipper during rendezvous and docking with Intrepid after the lunar surface mission.
Apollo 12 Lunar Module Ascent
Leaves the Moon with Conrad aboard Intrepid's ascent stage after two surface excursions.
Apollo 12 Lunar Module Ascent
Commands Intrepid's ascent stage as it leaves the Moon for rendezvous with Yankee Clipper.
Apollo 12 Lunar Rendezvous
Pilots Yankee Clipper during rendezvous and docking with Intrepid after the surface mission.
Apollo 12 Multispectral Photography
Conducts a multispectral photographic survey of the lunar surface from Yankee Clipper.
Apollo 12 Second EVA
Leads the second lunar excursion, collecting samples and visiting Surveyor 3.
Surveyor 3 Component Recovery
Helps remove selected components from Surveyor 3 for return to Earth and laboratory study.
Surveyor 3 Hardware Retrieval
Removes selected parts from Surveyor 3 for return to Earth and study of long-term lunar exposure.
Surveyor 3 Visit
Reaches Surveyor 3 with Conrad during the second moonwalk and examines the robotic spacecraft.
Surveyor 3 Visit
Visits Surveyor 3 during Apollo 12 surface operations.
Anniversary
Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey
Anniversary
Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey
Rolling Stones, The
Mick Jagger sings on Carly Simon's "You're so Vain"
Cow Palace Collapse
Collapses during a concert at the Cow Palace.
Address to Knesset
Addresses the Israeli parliament and calls for a comprehensive peace settlement.
Grand Mosque Seizure
Supports government coordination during the operation to restore the mosque.
Grand Mosque Seizure
Directs the state response to the seizure of the Grand Mosque.
Peace
Olaf Palme begins a peace shuttle between Tehran & Baghdad
British Telecom Privatisation
The Government publishes the British Telecom share offer in November 1984 as part of the flotation that transfers a majority stake in the company to private ownership.
Privatization
British Telecom is floated on the stock exchange
Scandal
Initiates a review of the Iran Contra Affair on the orders of President Reagan
Life Peerage
Takes his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Jenkins of Hillhead.
Storyteller
Releases the Storyteller anthology, summarising his first two decades of major recordings.
Election
In the first Conservative leadership ballot Thatcher receives 204 votes and Heseltine 152, forcing a second ballot under the party rules.
Election
Anounces live on TV she will go forward to the 2nd ballot
Election
Wins 204 votes to Michael Heseltine's 152 in the first leadership ballot but does not achieve the margin required to avoid a second ballot.
Election
Wins a majority of the party, over 187, but 4 short of stopping a 2nd ballot. Wins 204 votes to Michael Heseltines 152 in the party leadership election. Conservative leadership 1st ballot, Thatcher 204, Heseltine 152 & 16 abstentions
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Remains Prime Minister after the first ballot while the Conservative leadership contest proceeds to a second round.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Wins 204 votes to Michael Heseltines 152 in the party leadership election
Prime Minister of Romania
Vacaroiu forms a government after the 1992 parliamentary election.
Louvre
The "Grande Louvre" is opened, 200 yrs after the Louvre is 1st opened to the public
Peace
The Government signs a peace Treaty with UNITA aiming to end the 19 year civil war
Peace
The Government signs a peace Treaty with UNITA aiming to end the 19 year civil war
Peace
Does not attend the signing of the peace
UNITA
The Government signs a peace Treaty with UNITA aiming to end the 19 year civil war
UNITA
The Government signs a peace Treaty with UNITA aiming to end the 19 year civil war
Clinton welcomes Saddam Husseins decision to back down and allow United Nations
Clinton welcomes Saddam Husseins decision to back down and allow United Nations inspectors to resume search for weapons of mass destruction
Clinton welcomes Saddam Husseins decision to back down and allow United Nations
Clinton welcomes Saddam Husseins decision to back down and allow United Nations inspectors to resume search for weapons of mass destruction
Governor-General Takes Office
Silas Atopare becomes Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Clinton welcomes Saddam Hussein's decision to back down and allow United Nations inspectors to resume search for weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Clinton welcomes Saddam Hussein's decision to back down and allow United Nations inspectors to resume search for weapons of mass destruction
Acting Governor-General Takes Office
Bill Skate serves as acting Governor-General after Silas Atopare
Arrest of Michael Jackson
Gives himself up to police over allegations of child abuse
Daily Mirror
Wins a High Court Injunction banning publication of photos of royal apartments
Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee
An article published in the Guardian alleged that Richard Perle, a senior member of the administrations Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee, conceded that the invasion was illegal but still justified
Invasion of Iraq
An article published in the Guardian alleged that Richard Perle, a senior member of the administrations Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee, conceded that the invasion was illegal but still justified
Love
Works with Giles Martin on Love, remixing Beatles recordings for the Cirque du Soleil project.
Credit Crunch
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Large Hadron Collider Restart
Sees proton beams circulate again in the Large Hadron Collider after repairs and consolidation following the 2008 incident.
Capture of Goma
Commands M23 forces during their seizure of Goma, the capital of North Kivu.
Presidency Member Takes Office
Milorad Dodik becomes Serb member of the Presidency
Presidency Member Takes Office
Sefik Dzaferovic becomes Bosniak member of the Presidency
Tottenham Hotspur Appointment
Is appointed Tottenham Hotspur head coach following Mauricio Pochettino's departure.
Peace Negotiations
al-Rifai participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Re-Elected President
Tokayev wins early presidential election for a seven-year term
Dismissal of Choguel Maiga
Goita dismisses Prime Minister Choguel Maiga after criticism of delayed elections.
Births on November 20
Birth of Mary of Guise
Birth of Mary of Guise, daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise
Birth of Fateh Ali Tippu
Birth of Fateh Ali Tippu, also known as the Tiger of Mysore.
Birth of Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
Birth of Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
Birth of Edwin Powell Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble is born in Marshfield, Missouri.
Birth of Earling Carothers Jim Garrison
Birth of Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison
Birth of Joe Walsh
Birth of Joe Walsh, later Eagles guitarist after success with the James Gang and solo work.
Deaths on November 20
Death of Edmund
Edmund was killed during the Danish conquest of East Anglia and later venerated as a royal martyr.
Death of Christopher Hatton
Death of Christopher Hatton
Death of Caroline of Ansbach
Death of Caroline of Ansbach, dies from complications following a rupture of the womb
Death of Nikolai Dukhonin
Dukhonin is killed by soldiers at army headquarters after Krylenko arrives to assume command.
Death of Jose Primo de Rivera
seized by the Republicans & executed in Alicante
Death of Francisco Franco
Death of Francisco Franco
Death of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde
Death of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco
Death of Ian Smith
Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith dies in South Africa.
Battles on November 20
Battle of Narva, 1st
Augustus II loses strategic momentum after Charles XII destroys the Russian army at Narva.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
Admiral Hawkes first fleet destroys the French invasion fleet under Admiral Conflans
Battle of Quiberon Bay
Admiral Hawkes first fleet destroys the French invasion fleet under Admiral Conflans
Battle of Cambrai
In Britain news of the initial spectacular breakthrough served to greatly enhance Byngs reputation; and it resulted in the ringing of church bells in Britain for the first time during the war. During the battle casualties were high, the Germans suffered losses of approximately 50,000 and the British 45,000
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
Leads 380 tanks in the 1st large scale mobilization of the tank
Battle of Cambrai
& 14 newly formed squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps.
Battle of Cambrai
A forerunner of the blitzkrieg tactics employed to great effect by the German army during the Second World War, the attack is not preceded by a preliminary bombardment, helping to ensure complete surprise
Battle of Cambrai
Demonstrates the potential of the tank. Commands the 3rd Army during the Cambrai Offensive.
Battle of Cambrai
Lieutenant Colonel John Fuller recommended wide-scale use of tanks on the dry battlefield sited between the Canal du Nord and the St.
Battle of Cambrai
Quentin Canal, the proposal is taken up by Julian Byng, Commander on the ground. launched at dawn with all available tanks advancing across a 10 km front, 476 tanks are accompanied by six infantry and two cavalry divisions (to exploit any breakthrough), plus 1,000 guns
Battle of Cambrai
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war. Lieutenant Colonel John Fuller recommended wide-scale use of tanks on the dry battlefield sited between the Canal du Nord and the St. Quentin Canal, the proposal is taken up by Julian Byng, Commander on the ground
Battle of Cambrai
German reinforcements stop the Allied advance to Cambrai & regain lost land by Nov 30. 6 KM are gained
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
A surprise British tank attack.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
During the battle casualties were high, the Germans suffered losses of approximately 50,000 and the British 45,000.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
Orders an immediate counter-attack only to discover that reserves could not be brought forward for a further two days, at one stage he even contemplates a general withdrawal from the Cambrai front.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
20 divisions are deployed during the German counter-attack, the so-called Hutier infiltration tactics (named after the German commander who had first deployed them, Oskar von Hutier), within a week virtually all lost ground had been reclaimed
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
During the battle casualties were high, the Germans suffered losses of approximately 50,000 and the British 45,000.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
In pressing home wave after wave of German counterattacks, starting 20 November, he worked to recover all ground lost to the British. Facing the British attack is the German Second Army led by Georg von der Marwitz.
Battle of Cambrai, 1st
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The French establish a garison in order to tempt the Viet Minh into battle
Battle of Guisa
Fidel Castro's forces begin the Battle of Guisa, part of the late-1958 rebel offensive that expands control across the Cauto plains.
Coronations on November 20
Coronation
Crowned King of England