20th November: Today In History

Today is Friday, November 20th, the 324 day of 2015. There are 41 days left in the year.

Today's highlight in History;

Birthdays:
1908Alistair Cooke, Journalist and broadcaster
1917Bobby Locke, South African golfer who won the British open four times
1920Dulcie Gray, Actress,playwright and authoress
1920Michael Alexander, Writer and explorer
1922Johnny Leach, Former world table-tennis champion
1925Robert Kennedy, Younger brother of the Assassinated J F Kennedy
1940Tony Butalo, Of the Pop group 'The Lettermen'
1965Mike D, Of the Pop group 'The Beastie Boys'

Events:
1805 In Vienna, Beethovens 'Fidelio' was performed for the first time
1910 Leo Tolstoy, author of the epic book 'War And Peace', died
1945 The Nuremburg war crimes tribunal began it's hearings, with 24 Nazi leaders on trial, including Hess & Goering
1947 The then Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey
1990 Margaret Thatcher failed by four votes, to gain outright victory over Michael Heseltine, for leadership of the Conservative Party
1992 Fire severely damaged the 'Brunswick Tower', at Windsor Castle
1999 Federal Government deploys thousands of soldiers to Odi in Bayelsa State, to arrest those who killed a total of 12 policemen in and around the town earlier in the month; entire community destroyed
1999 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its first post-election national convention; elects Barnabas Gemade as new party chairman