What Happened on November 20, 2016

Historical Events

Johnson's NASCAR Record

Jimmie Johnson driving for Hendrick Motorsports, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim record equalling 7th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt, 7 titles

Murray Wins ATP

Scotsman Andy Murray breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 win in London over 5-time defending champion Novak Đoković

Choi Soon-sil

South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President


Famous Deaths

  • Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90
  • William Trevor, Irish writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune), dies at 88
Died in 2016 2016 Highlights

About November 20, 2016

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 7 years, 5 months and 9 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Scorpio

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane
  • UK #1 Song: Rockabye - Clean Bandit