1st » American Fishing Schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian Fishing Schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in City of Halifax named Halifax.
2nd » In the United States, KDKA (AM) known as KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.
2nd » Adam Martin Wyant became the first former professional American football player United States House of Representatives elections, 1920 or to be elected to the United States Congress.
7th » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow named Tikhon issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
12th » Italy and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia called Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo (1920) called Treaty of Rapallo.
15th » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
21st » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday (1920) named Bloody Sunday". This included fourteen British informants, fourteen Irish civilians and three Irish Republican Army prisoners.
28th » Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliary Division or Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1920
1st » James J. Kilpatrick, American journalist (d. 2010)
1st » Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (d. 2011)
2nd » Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American sportscaster (d. 2013)
3rd » Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1993)
5th » Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1920) named Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (d. 2012)
5th » Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics named Nobel Prize laureate
7th » Max Kampelman, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 2013)
8th » Esther Rolle, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
8th » Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2012)
9th » Byron De La Beckwith, American assassin of Medgar Evers (d. 2001)
10th » Jennifer Holt, American-English actress and singer (d. 1997)
10th » Rafael del Pino (businessman) called Rafael del Pino, Spanish businessman, founded the Ferrovial named Ferrovial Company (d. 2008)
11th » Roy Jenkins, Welsh-English captain, academic, and politician, President of the European Commission (d. 2003)
12th » Richard Quine, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
13th » Guillermina Bravo, Mexican dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2013)
13th » Edward Hughes (bishop) known as Edward Hughes, American bishop (d. 2012)
15th » Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
17th » Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
17th » Gemini Ganesan, Indian actor and director (d. 2002)
18th » Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)
18th » Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000)
19th » Gene Tierney, American actress and singer (d. 1991)