November 20
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on November 20, include:

• Africa Industrialization Day 
  

• Beautiful Day 

• Future Teachers of America Day 

• Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) 

• International Stand Up to Bullying Day - November 20, 2026, and February 27, 2026 (Last Friday in February and Third Friday in November)

• Name Your PC Day 

• National Absurdity Day 

• National Peanut Butter Fudge Day 

• Substitute Educators Day - November 20, 2026 (Friday of American Education Week)

• Transgender Day of Remembrance 

• Universal Children's Day

2026 Weekly Holidays that include November 20, are:

• American Education Week - November 16-22, 2026 (Monday - Friday week prior to Thanksgiving)

• Church / State Separation Week - November 15-21, 2026

• Discover Catholic Schools Week - November 15-21, 2026

• International Fraud Awareness Week - November 15-21, 2026

• International Restorative Justice Week - November 15-21, 2026 (Starts on the Third Sunday of November)

• National Farm-City Week - November 20-26, 2026 (Week that always ends on Thanksgiving Day)

• National Geography Awareness Week - November 16-20, 2026 (Third Full Week in November)

• National Global Entrepreneurship Week - November 16-22, 2026

• National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week - November 14-22, 2026 (Begins on Second Saturday in November for 9 Days)

• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 14-20, 2026 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)

• World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - November 18-24

2026 Monthly Holidays that include November 20, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

Looking for more than just a list?
Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the November Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• American Sand Sculpting Competition - November 19-23, 2026

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 20 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1900 - Chester Gould, American cartoonist and author who created Dick Tracy (d. 1985)
• 1925 - Robert F. Kennedy, US Navy Officer, lawyer, and politician who became the 64th U.S. Attorney General (d. 1968)
• 1939 - Dick Smothers, American actor and comedian (Smothers Brothers)
• 1947 - Joe Walsh, American singer, songwriter, actor and producer (Member of The Eagles)
• 1956 - Bo Derek, American actress and producer (10)

Famous Deaths

• 1316 - John I, King of France and Navarra (b. 1316 - Lived 5 days)
• 1910 - Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (b. 1828)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1947 - The Princess Elizabeth marries Lt. Philip Mountbatter at Westminster Abbey in London
• 1986 - Steve Martin, Comedian and actor marries actress Victoria Tennant

Quote of the Day

November 20 is Univeral Children's Day, also called World Childen's Day

"The best way to make children good is to make them happy." ~ Oscar Wilde

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Healthy Infant Nutrition is important during the first years of your babies life when they are growing at an amazing rate.

Should you use store bought or homemade baby food? What are healthy foods?

Find out some great Healthy Infant Nutrition tips and foods to avoid, from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website.

Season

November 20th falls within the Fall Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fall is full of all things pumpkin, leaves falling, and fun holidays and get togethers with friends and family as we enter the Holiday Season and celebrate Halloween, and Thanksgiving. With Fall ending on December 20, 2026, it draws us near to Christmas and the New Year celebrated in the winter season!

Check out our Fall Season page for information about Fall, Fall Dates, Major Fall Holidays and Observances, Major Fall Festivals, Fun Facts About Fall, Fall Food Tips, Fall Gardening, Fall Preparation (Cars, Clothes, Garden, Home), Fall Quotes, and Fall Weather info.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on fall foods: 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

Fall is all about pumpkins, so please also check out our pumpkin pages:

• Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Carving 

• Pumpkin Recipes

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Spring Season 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1789 - New Jersey is the first U.S. state that ratifies the Bill of Rights
• 1820 - The Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts is sunk when an 80-ton sperm whale attacks and sinks the ship
• 1945 - The Nuremberg trials start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg with trials against 24 Nazi war criminals
• 1959 - The United Nations adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child
• 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis ends when the Soviet Union agrees to remove their missiles from Cuba
• 1968 - An explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia kills 78 miners
• 1969 - Native American activists take control of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco 
• 1974 - The U.S. Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit again AT&T Corporation
• 1985 - Microsoft releases their Microsoft Windows 1.0, their first graphical personal computer 
• 1992 - A fire breaks out in Windsor Castle in England causing of 50 million worth of damage

This Day in Music

• 1805 - Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera premieres in Vienna
• 1976 - George Harrison and Paul Simon sing Homeward Bound and Here Comes The Sun (video below) together on Saturday Night Live 
• 2001 - M!ssundaztood is the second album released by Pink which includes singles Get The Party Started and Family Portait
• 2013 - Loretta Lynn receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House
• 2013 - Living On a Prayer by Bon Jovi hits #25 on the Hot 100 

This Day in Sports

• 1866 - The rotary crank bicyle is invented by French inventor Pierre Lallement
• 1902 - Henri Desgrange and Geo Lefevre create the Tour de France bicycle race
• 1962 - Mickey Mantle wins the American League MVP for the 3rd time
• 1969 - Brazilian soccer player Pele scores his 1,000th goal
• 1971 - Richard Petty wins the 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1977 - Cale Yarborough wins the 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup
• 1990 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's wins the American League MVP
• 2022 - The FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!