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Steve Irwin. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as " The Crocodile Hunter ", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist . Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob.
This is a list of selected November 20 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
1855–1905. Inventor. Folding "cabinet-bed", forerunner of the Murphy bed; first African-American woman to receive a patent in the United States. [ 81][ 82][ 83] Grant, George F. 1846–1910. Dentist, professor. The first African-American professor at Harvard, Boston dentist, and inventor of a wooden golf tee .
November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 41 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 284 – ...
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 ...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.
Thomas Edison. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. [ 1][ 2][ 3] He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. [ 4]
Peter, the Lord's cat, the only animal to have an obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. [18] Tibs the Great (November 1950 – December 1964) was the British Post Office's "number one cat" and kept the post office headquarters completely mouse-free during his 14 years of service.