Birthdays occurring on November, 20

1900

Chester Gould was born on November 20, 1900 American cartoonist who created Dick Tracy, the detective action comic strip that became the first popular cops-and-robbers series. 1900-1985 I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there. More quotations from Chester Gould

1908

Alistair Cooke was born on November 20, 1908 American journalist and commentator, b.1908 In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway. So it would be a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly, that it put off enjoying those things for which we were designed in the 1st place: the opportunity to do good work, to enjoy friends, to fall in love, to hit a ball, and to bounce a baby. More quotations from Alistair Cooke

1923

Nadine Gordimer was born on November 20, 1923 South African novelist and short-story writer, 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, b.1923 Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area. More quotations from Nadine Gordimer

1925

Robert Francis Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 American politician. Attorney General of the U.S. and Democratic Senator; brother of President John F. Kennedy. Assassinated 1925-1968 There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? More quotations from Robert Francis Kennedy

Deaths occurring on November, 20

1910

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy died on November 20, 1910 Russian moral thinker, novelist and philosopher, notable for his influence on Russian literature and politics. 1828-1910 If you want to be happy, be. More quotations from Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

1975

Francisco Franco died on November 20, 1975 Spanish general of the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and military leader of Spain (1939-73), 1892-1975 I am responsible only to God and history. More quotations from Francisco Franco