Died on
Who died on November 20
139 figures who shaped history died on November 20.
- 139deaths
- 49events
Best known
Best known
Numerian
Roman emperor from 283 to 284
Theoktistos
Byzantine regent for Emperor Michael III
Richard I of Normandy
Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996
Albert II of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen
John I of France
King of France and Navarre in 1316
Elisabeth of Moravia
Margravine of Meissen
Numerian — Roman emperor from 283 to 284, who died on November 20 284.
Theoktistos — Byzantine regent for Emperor Michael III, who died on November 20 855.
Richard I of Normandy — Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996, who died on November 20 996.
Albert II of Meissen — Margrave of Meissen, who died on November 20 1314.
John I of France — King of France and Navarre in 1316, who died on November 20 1316.
Elisabeth of Moravia — Margravine of Meissen, who died on November 20 1400.
All entries
- 763
Domnall Midi - 811LLi Fan (Tang dynasty)
- 869
Edmund the MartyrKing of East Anglia from about 855 until 869 - 927XXu WenChinese regent
- 1008GGeoffrey I of BrittanyDuke of Brittany
- 1022
Bernward of HildesheimGerman Roman Catholic bishop - 1480
Eleanor of ScotlandArchduchess consort of Austria - 1518PPierre de la RueFranco-Flemish composer (c. 1452 – 1518)
- 1559
Frances Grey, Duchess of SuffolkEnglish noblewoman - 1591
Christopher HattonEnglish politician and courtier - 1593
Hans BolFlemish painter, miniature painter, print artist and draftsman - 1606
John LylyEnglish writer, dramatist, courtier, and Member of Parliament. (c. 1553/54–1606) - 1612
John Harington (writer)English courtier and inventor - 1651
Mikołaj PotockiPolish nobleman - 1662
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of AustriaAustrian archduke and military commander - 1678
Karel DujardinDutch painter - 1684PPedro Benedit HorruytinerSpanish soldier
- 1695
ZumbiAfro-Brazilian freed slave; king of Quilombo dos Palmares (r. 1680–95) - 1704
Charles PlumierFrench botanist - 1737
Caroline of AnsbachQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1737 - 1742
Melchior de PolignacFrench diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet - 1758JJohan Helmich RomanSwedish Baroque composer
- 1764
Christian GoldbachGerman mathematician - 1773
Charles JennensEnglish landowner and art patron - 1778
Francesco CettiItalian Jesuit priest, zoologist and mathematician - 1824
Carl Axel ArrheniusSwedish chemist - 1856
Farkas BolyaiHungarian mathematician - 1864
Albert NewsamAmerican lithographer and painter - 1866OOtto Karl BergGerman botanist and pharmacist
- 1880
Léon CognietFrench painter - 1882
Henry DraperAmerican doctor and amateur astronomer - 1886
William Bliss BakerAmerican artist - 1889
August AhlqvistFinnish professor, author and literary critic - 1894
Anton RubinsteinRussian pianist, composer and conductor - 1898
Sir John Fowler, 1st BaronetEnglish civil engineer - 1903
Gaston de Chasseloup-LaubatFrench racing driver - 1903
Tom HornAmerican outlaw - 1907
Paula Modersohn-BeckerGerman expressionist painter and draftswoman - 1908AAlbert DietrichGerman composer and conductor
- 1908
Georgy VoronoyRussian mathematician - 1910
Leo TolstoyRussian writer - 1918
John Bauer (illustrator)Swedish painter and illustrator - 1923
Allen HolubarAmerican actor and director - 1923
Denny BarryIrish patriot - 1924
Ebenezer Cobb MorleyEnglish sportsman - 1925
Alexandra of DenmarkQueen of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 - 1930BBill Holland (sprinter)American athlete
- 1933
Augustine BirrellBritish politician - 1934
Willem de SitterDutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer - 1935
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl JellicoeRoyal Navy Admiral of the Fleet - 1936
Buenaventura DurrutiSpanish anarchist militant - 1936
José Antonio Primo de RiveraSpanish politician and founder of Falange Española - 1938
Maud of WalesQueen of Norway from 1905 to 1938 - 1938
Edwin HallAmerican physicist - 1940
Arturo BocchiniItalian civil servant - 1940
Tim ColemanEnglish footballer - 1940RRobert Lane (soccer)Canadian soccer player
- 1941
Elmar MuukEstonian linguist - 1944
Maria JacobiniItalian actress - 1945
Francis William AstonBritish chemist and physicist - 1946
I Gusti Ngurah RaiIndonesian national hero - 1947
Wolfgang BorchertGerman playwright and writer - 1950
Francesco CileaItalian composer - 1952
Benedetto CroceItalian philosopher - 1954
Clyde CessnaAmerican aircraft designer - 1957
Mstislav DobuzhinskyRussian and Lithuanian artist - 1959
Sylvia LopezFrench model and actress - 1960
Ya'akov CahanWriter from Israel - 1972
Ennio FlaianoItalian writer - 1973
Allan ShermanAmerican musician and comedian
- 1975
Francisco FrancoDictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 - 1976MMartin D'ArcyEnglish Jesuit priest and author
- 1976
Trofim LysenkoSoviet agronomist and pseudoscientist - 1978
Giorgio de ChiricoItalian artist - 1978
Vasilisk Gnedov - 1980
John McEwenPrime Minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968 - 1981FFrank SheedAustralian-British Catholic lawyer, apologist, and publisher
- 1983
Marcel DalioFrench actor - 1983
Richard LooAmerican actor - 1984
Carlo CampaniniItalian actor - 1984
Kristian Djurhuus - 1984
Faiz Ahmad FaizPakistani poet and author - 1989
Lynn BariAmerican actress - 1992RRaul RenterEstonian economist and chess player
- 1994
Jānis KrūmiņšSoviet-Latvian basketball player - 1995
Sergei GrinkovRussian pair skater - 1995
Robie MacauleyAmerican novelist - 1997
Dick LittlefieldAmerican baseball player - 1997RRobert Palmer (American writer)American blues and rock writer, musician and producer
- 1998RRoland AlphonsoJamaican saxophonist
- 1998
Galina StarovoytovaRussian academic and politician - 1999
Amintore FanfaniItalian politician and statesman - 2000
Mike MuussAmerican computer programmer and author - 2000
Kalle PäätaloFinnish novelist
- 2000
Barbara Sobotta-JaniszewskaPolish sprinter - 2002
Kakhi AsatianiGeorgian footballer and manager - 2003
Robert AddieEnglish actor - 2003
David DackoPresident of the Central African Republic (1960–1965, 1979–1981) - 2003EEugene KleinerAustrian-American engineer and businessman
- 2004
Ancel KeysAmerican physiologist - 2005
Manouchehr AtashiIranian writer - 2005JJames King (tenor)American opera singer
- 2005
Chris WhitleyAmerican blues/rock singer - 2006
Robert AltmanAmerican filmmaker - 2006
Zoia CeaușescuRomanian mathematician - 2006DDonald HamiltonAmerican novelist and writer
- 2007
Kenneth S. KleinknechtAmerican engineer - 2007
Ian SmithPrime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979 - 2009
Lino LacedelliItalian mountaineer - 2010
Chalmers JohnsonAmerican political scientist - 2012KKaspars AstašenkoLatvian ice hockey player
- 2012
William GrutSwedish modern pentathlete - 2012PPete La RocaAmerican jazz drummer
- 2012IIvan KušanCroatian writer
- 2013
Sylvia BrowneAmerican psychic and author - 2013
Dieter HildebrandtGerman Kabarett artist, actor, and writer - 2014
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of AlbaGrandee of Spain - 2015
Keith MichellAustralian-British actor - 2015
Jim Perry (television personality)American-Canadian television entertainer - 2015
Kitanoumi ToshimitsuJapanese sumo wrestler
- 2016
Gabriel BadillaCosta Rican footballer - 2016
Gene GuariliaAmerican basketball player - 2016
Konstantinos StephanopoulosPresident of Greece from 1995 to 2005 - 2016WWilliam TrevorIrish writer
- 2017
Peter BerlingGerman actor, film producer and writer - 2018
James H. BillingtonAmerican author - 2018
Aaron KlugBritish biophysicist and chemist - 2019
Wat MisakaAmerican basketball player - 2020
Jan MorrisWelsh historian and travel writer - 2024UUrsula HaverbeckGerman neo-Nazi activist
- 2024
Andy PaleyAmerican songwriter - 2024
John PrescottDeputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 - 2024
Jodi RellAmerican politician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 20?
139 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 20, including Numerian, Theoktistos, Richard I of Normandy. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 20?
49 documented historical events happened on November 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force arrived at the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main, capturing it the next day. On the same day, in another year: American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Lee saw the invasion of New Jersey by British and Hessian forces and the subsequent general retreat of the Continental Army. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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