Died On November 20th
Discover the most famous people who died on November 20. The list includes people like Leo Tolstoy, Francisco Franco, Robert Altman, Giorgio de Chirico, Allan Sherman. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, political leaders, actors and economists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Spain & Italy and many more countries.
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Birthdate: September 9, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Died: 1910
Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, is widely considered as one of the greatest authors ever. After experiencing a profound moral crisis in the 1870s, Tolstoy went through a phase of spiritual awakening, which had a great impact on his subsequent works that incorporated ideas on nonviolent resistance. These works influenced personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, thereby effectively changing the course of history.
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Alexandra of Denmark(Former Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and British Dominions (1901 - 1910))
Birthdate: December 1, 1844
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1925
Alexandra of Denmark was the queen of the U.K. and the empress of India from 1901 to 1910, as the wife of King Edward VII. Her style of dressing inspired English fashion back then. She supported her son George V’s campaign against Germany, with the Allies, during World War I.
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Robert Altman(Filmmaker of the 'New Hollywood Era' Known for His Films: 'M*A*S*H’,’ McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ & ‘The Long Goodbye’)
Birthdate: February 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 2006
Five-time Academy Award-nominated director Robert Altman is remembered for his non-conformist filmmaking style and for his use of satire and humor. He relied on ensemble casts. Some of his most notable films were M*A*S*H, Nashville, and Gosford Park. He was part of the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
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Sergei Grinkov
(Russian Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: February 4, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1995
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: November 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1973
Birthdate: July 10, 1888
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Volos, Greece
Died: 1978
Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, the founder of the scuola metafisica art movement, showed marked influence of his childhood spent in Greece in his work. His metaphysical paintings showcased empty cityscapes, mannequins, trains, and towers. His notable works include The Child's Brain and The Enigma of an Autumn Afternoon.
Birthdate: November 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1938
Daughter of King Edward VII of Norway, Maud of Wales, was known for being a tomboy and had even been nicknamed Harry, after a valiant admiral. She married Prince Carl of Denmark. After Carl took over as King Haakon VII of Norway, Maud became the queen of Norway, too.
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Scott Newman
(Prominent role in The Towering Inferno and Breakhart Pass)
Birthdate: September 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Died: 1978
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: November 15, 1316
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1316
Birthdate: December 4, 1892
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ferrol, Spain
Died: 1975
Francisco Franco overthrew the Second Spanish Republic by leading the Nationalist forces as their general during the Spanish Civil War. Subsequently, Franco ruled over Spain as a dictator from 1939 to 1975. He had such an impact as a dictator that the period between the Nationalist victory and Franco's death is known as Francoist Spain in the history of Spain.
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Terry Glenn
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: July 23, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Jim Perry
(American-Canadian Television Game Show Host, Singer, Announcer and Performer)
Birthdate: November 9, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Camden, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Buenaventura Durruti
(Anarcho-syndicalist, Anarchist, Trade unionist)
Birthdate: July 14, 1896
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: León
Died: 1936
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Anton Rubinstein
(Pianist)
Birthdate: November 28, 1829
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ofatinti, Moldova
Died: 1894
Birthdate: December 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: 2015
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: March 1, 1683
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ansbach, Germany
Died: 1737
The wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach served as the queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until her death in 1737. She also became the electress consort of Hanover upon George II's accession in 1727. Caroline is credited with bolstering the House of Hanover's place during a difficult period of political instability in Britain.
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Andre Waters
(American football player, Coach)
Birthdate: March 10, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belle Glade, Florida, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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John Harington
(English author)
Birthdate: August 4, 1561
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kelston, United Kingdom
Died: 1612
Though a witty author, John Harington is better remembered as the inventor of the flush toilet. He was banished from the royal court for the cockiness of his language in his written works. He also earned a knighthood and later came to be known as Queen Elizabeth’s “saucy godson.”
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James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin
(Government Official)
Birthdate: July 20, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1863
Born in British India, James Bruce was the son of Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, who had lost much of his fortunes in buying the “Elgin Marbles.” Educated at Eton, he later rose to be the governor of Jamaica, the governor general of Canada, and the viceroy of India.
Birthdate: August 31, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, U.S
Died: 2005
Birthdate: October 28, 1696
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Goslar, Germany
Died: 1750
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Shelagh Delaney
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: November 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England
Died: 2011
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Kevin McClory
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: June 8, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
Died: 2006
Best remembered as the producer of the James Bond flick Thunderball, Irish director-producer Kevin McClory had a long-drawn legal battle with the author of the James Bond novel series Ian Fleming. Previously part of the British Merchant Navy, he was once stranded on a raft at sea and narrowly escaped death.
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Benedetto Croce
(Philosopher, Politician, Art historian, Writer, Literary critic)
Birthdate: February 25, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pescasseroli
Died: 1952
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Robert Alan Aurthur
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: June 10, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1978
Birthdate: December 5, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Iowa, United States
Died: 1954
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Judith Jarvis Thomson
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: October 4, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2020
Birthdate: September 18, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died: 2019
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Chalmers Johnson
(Political scientist, Consultant, Historian, University teacher, Economist)
Birthdate: August 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Phoenix
Died: 2010
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Francis V, Duke of Modena
(Prince)
Birthdate: June 1, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: 1875
Birthdate: September 1, 1877
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Harborne, Birmingham
Died: 1945
Nobel Prize-winning English scientist Francis William Aston was solely a chemist before the advent of X-rays and radioactivity made him focus on physics too. He is best remembered for inventing the mass spectrograph, or the mass spectrometer, which helped him discover 212 of the 287 natural isotopes.
Birthdate: April 8, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shurugwi, Zimbabwe
Died: 2007
Ian Smith was a politician who served as the prime minister of Rhodesia (today known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. Born to British immigrants in the Southern Rhodesian Midlands, he was a controversial figure who personified “White Rhodesia.” While his detractors denounced him as "an unrepentant racist," his supporters hailed him as "a political visionary.”
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Irinej, Serbian Patriarch
(Priest)
Birthdate: August 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vidova, Čačak, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died: 2020
Birthdate: June 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Helena, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, United States
Died: 1995
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mitchelstown, Ireland
Died: 2016
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Christian Goldbach
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: March 18, 1690
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: 1764
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Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
(Archduke)
Birthdate: July 29, 1818
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1874
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John Grimek
(American Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: June 17, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Jake Burton Carpenter
(American Snowboarder, Founder of Burton Snowboards, and One of the Inventors of the Modern Day Snowboard)
Birthdate: April 29, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2019
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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
(Austrian Administrator, Soldier, and Patron of the Arts)
Birthdate: January 5, 1614
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Died: 1662
Birthdate: September 29, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Karlivka
Died: 1976
Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet biologist and agronomist. Lysenko was one of the most influential supporters of Lamarckism. He also condemned Mendelian genetics and supported Lysenkoism, a political campaign that rejected natural selection. Lysenko used his political power to imprison his critics. Several Soviet scientists, including Nikolai Vavilov, who failed to renounce genetics were either imprisoned or killed.
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Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
(Japanese Professional Sumo Wrestler)
Birthdate: May 16, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
Died: 2015
Toshimitsu Obata, better known in the sumo wrestling circuit as Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, began his sumo career in middle school and created history when, at 21, he became the youngest-ever yokozuna in history. He later chaired the Japan Sumo Association and also set many records. He succumbed to colorectal cancer at 62.
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Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet
(British Civil Engineer Who Helped Design and Build the Underground London Metropolitan Railway)
Birthdate: July 15, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wadsley, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: 1898
Civil engineer Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet is best remembered for constructing the London Metropolitan Railway and for co-constructing Scotland’s Forth Bridge. He had also worked in Egypt and was the youngest to serve as the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. His works also included locomotives and hydro-electric schemes.
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
(Composer, Conductor)
Birthdate: February 7, 1871
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1927
Birthdate: November 3, 1877
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: United States of America
Died: 1962
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Galina Starovoytova
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 17, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Died: 1998
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Leroy Colbert
(Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: May 9, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 2015
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Omar Ali Saifuddin II
(23rd Sultan of Brunei)
Birthdate: February 3, 1799
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Died: 1852
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Ennio Flaiano
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: March 5, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pescara, Italy
Died: 1972
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Henry Draper
(American Physician and Amateur Astronomer Who Made the First Photograph of the Spectrum of a Star)
Birthdate: March 7, 1837
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1882
A practicing physician, Henry Draper later taught at the New York University medical school. However, he later devoted all his time to his passion, astronomy, photographing celestial bodies and following in his doctor and amateur astronomer father’s footsteps. He was the first to photograph a stellar spectrum and a nebula.