November 20: on this day in history
A few events that happened on November 20. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 284Diocletian, who would later thoroughly reorganize the empire, was proclaimed Roman emperor.
- 1805Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera, premiered in Vienna.
- 1820A huge sperm whale sank the whaling ship Essex, inspiring the novel Moby-Dick.
- 1959The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, recognizing children's rights.
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