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November 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which the Feast of Christ the King can fall, while November 26 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent. (Roman Catholic Church) National Sovereignty Day ( Argentina) Day of the Mexican Revolution ( Mexico) Royal Thai Navy Day ( Thailand) Saint Verhaegen ( Brussels)
November 25: Evacuation Day in New York City ( 1783 ) Moraine Lake at Banff National Park. 1034 – After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots. 1491 – Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively ...
Events 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba , U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation. 1969 – Occupation of Alcatraz : Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11 , 1971 .
November 20. Nuremberg trial defendants. 1845– Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: The Argentine Confederationwas defeated in the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, but the losses ultimately made the United Kingdom and France give up the blockade.
2015 (Sunday) 2014 (Saturday) November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year.
November 2: 1885 – Birth of Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. 1972) 1894 – Birth of Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976) 1911 – Birth of Raphael Robinson, US mathematician (d. 1995) 1944 – Death of Thomas Midgley Jr., American chemist and inventor (b. 1889) 1957 – The Levelland UFO case in Levelland, Texas, generates ...
2015 (Sunday) 2014 (Saturday) November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 53 days remain until the end of the year.
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