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Historical events & facts — November 20
What happened on November 20?
On November 20, 1969, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his 1,000th career goal, becoming the only player in history to reach that milestone. The goal came from the penalty spot against Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã stadium. Pelé ended his career with 1,281 official goals and is widely considered the greatest footballer of all time.
On November 20, 1989, the UN unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. The convention recognises children as subjects of their own rights and has been ratified by 196 countries. November 20 is celebrated as Universal Children's Day worldwide.
On November 20, 1945, the Nuremberg Trials began in Nuremberg — the first international tribunal in history created to judge war crimes and crimes against humanity. Twenty-four Nazi leaders were prosecuted. Twelve were sentenced to death, seven to prison terms and three acquitted. The trials laid the foundations of modern international criminal law.
Notable birthdays — November 20
Famous people born on November 20
Bartolomeo Pinelli
Bartolomeo Pinelli was an Italian illustrator and engraver.
Karl von Frisch
Karl Ritter von Frisch was a German-Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz.
Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke, KBE was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
Libertas Viktoria "Libs" Schulze-Boysen was a German noblewoman and resistance fighter against the Nazis
Benoit Mandelbrot
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