| Date | Name | Location / Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Consciousness Day |  | ||
| Universal Children's Day |  | ||
| Africa Industrialization Day |  | ||
| Revolution Day Memorial |  | ||
| National Peanut Butter Fudge Day |  | ||
| National Absurdity Day |  | ||
| Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | |||
| Chhat Parwa | |||
| Chhath Puja |  | ||
| Teachers\' Day |  | ||
| National Farm-City Week |  | ||
Historical Events on November 20
- 1776: Upon landing at Palisades, British troops then begin the assault on Fort Lee during the American Revolutionary War. This forces the retreat of the Continental Army.
- 1789: The first state to ratify the U.S Bill of Rights is New Jersey.
- 1820: Two thousand miles from the western coast of South America, an eighty-ton sperm whale attacks the whaling ship the Essex. This attack would later inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick in 1851.
- 1917: British forces initially advance during an attack on German fortifications but are eventually pushed back at the Battle of Cambrai during World War I.
- 1940: Hungary officially joins the Axis Powers.
- 1943: U.S Marines land on Tarawa Atoll at the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. The Japanese attack the invading Marines with heavy machine gun and shore gun fire.
- 1945: The Nuremberg Trials begin when 24 Nazi war criminals begin their trials.
- 1985: The operating system Windows 1.0 is released by Microsoft.
- 1992: A fire breaks out in Windsor Castle in England. The fire causes over £50 million worth of damage.
Famous Birthdays on November 20
- Swedish educator, author and Nobel Prize laureate, Selma Lagerlof is born in 1858.
- English sailor Herbert Pitman is born in 1877.
- American engineer Olive Dennis is born in 1885.
- American author and cartoonist, Chester Gould is born in 1900.
- American lawyer, politician and 64th U.S Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy is born in 1925.
- English soldier and author John Gardner is born in 1926.
- English ventriloquist and actor, Terry Hall is born in 1926.
- American soldier, pilot and Medal of Honor recipient, Ed Freeman is born in 1927.
- American novelist and playwright Don DeLillos is born in 1936.
- American lawyer and 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden is born in 1942.
- American actor and screenwriter Bob Einstein is born in 1942.
- American journalist Judy Woodruff is born in 1946.
- American actor and singer Samuel E. Wright is born in 1946.