November 20 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Muhammad Bābā as-Samasi ق major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2015 — Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali. ↗
• 2003 — After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head... ↗
• 1998 — A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S.... ↗
• 1998 — The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched. ↗
• 1996 — A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 2000 — Connie Talbot, English singer-songwriter
• 1994 — Andrew Dawber, English footballer
• 1993 — Junior Paulo, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1993 — Sumire Satō, Japanese singer and actress
• 1992 — Maiha Ishimura, Japanese singer and actress