2020
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BTS
BTS released the album 'Be'
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Born on November 20
1986
Birth
Aaron Yan
Aaron Yan, Taiwanese singer and actor was born
1920
Birth
Armin Schibler
Armin Schibler, composer was born
1850
Birth
Arthor Goring Thomas
Arthor Goring Thomas, composer was born
2000
Birth
Connie Talbot
Connie Talbot, English singer was born
1945
Birth
Dan McBride
Dan McBride, rocker (Sha Na Na) was born
1956
Birth
Dan Powers
Dan Powers, rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band) was born
1873
Birth
Daniel Gregory Mason
Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) was born
1975
Birth
Davey Havok
Davey Havok, singer (AFI) was born
1975
Birth
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley, American singer was born
1946
Birth
Duane Allman
Duane Allman, Nashville Tn, rock guitarist (Allman Brothers) was born
1979
Birth
Ericson Alexander Molano
Ericson Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer was born
1834
Birth
Franjo Zaver Kuhac
Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer was born
1954
Birth
Frank Marino
Frank Marino, Montreal Canada, rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush) was born
1978
Birth
Freya Lin
Freya Lin, Taiwanese singer was born
1765
Birth
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer was born
1950
Birth
Gary Green
Gary Green, rocker (Gentle Giant) was born
1941
Birth
Gary Karr
Gary Karr, Los Angeles California, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) was born
1970
Birth
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist was born
1947
Birth
George Grantham
George Grantham, OK, rock drummer/vocalist (Poco) was born
1757
Birth
Giovanni Battista Gaiani
Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer was born
1957
Birth
James Brown
James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer (UB40-Red Red Wine) was born
1947
Birth
Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy) was born
1946
Birth
John "Blackfoot" Colbert
John "Blackfoot" Colbert, US singer (Soul Children, Taxi) was born
1932
Birth
John Barnes Chance
John Barnes Chance, composer was born
1919
Birth
John McCarthy
John McCarthy, composer was born
1766
Birth
John Wall Calcott
John Wall Calcott, composer was born
1977
Birth
Josh Turner
Josh Turner, American singer was born
1899
Birth
Juan Vicente Lecuna
Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer was born
1925
Birth
June [Shirley L] Christy
June [Shirley L] Christy, US, jazz singer (Tampico) was born
1929
Birth
Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn
Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady NY, conductor (Amer Ballet) was born
1966
Birth
Kevin Gilbert
Kevin Gilbert, American musician (d. 1996) was born
1981
Birth
Kimberley Walsh
Kimberley Walsh, English singer (Girls Aloud) was born
1897
Birth
Margaret Sutherland
Margaret Sutherland, composer was born
1917
Birth
Max Georg Baumann
Max Georg Baumann, composer was born
1942
Birth
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk, Lima, Peru, choreographer-composer-performing artist was born
1965
Birth
Mike D[iamond]
Mike D[iamond], NYC, rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) was born
1896
Birth
Mykhaylo Verikivsky
Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer was born
1945
Birth
Nanette Workman
Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress was born
1759
Birth
Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall
Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer was born
1942
Birth
Norman Greenbaum
Norman Greenbaum, Mass, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky) was born
1986
Birth
Oli Sykes
Oli Sykes, English musician was born
1917
Birth
Pam Henningen
Pam Henningen, [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren], Indonesian/Dutch dancer was born
1917
Birth
Ram Gopal
Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain) was born
1946
Birth
Ray Stiles
Ray Stiles, rocker was born
1652
Birth
Romanus Weichlein
Romanus Weichlein, composer was born
1978
Birth
Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie, American singer/songwriter was born
1965
Birth
Sen Dog
Sen Dog, Cuban rapper (Cypress Hill) was born
1962
Birth
Steve Alexander
Steve Alexander, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) was born
1967
Birth
Teoman
Teoman, Turkish rock singer was born
1989
Birth
Tyga
Tyga, American rapper was born
1867
Birth
Vicente Ripolles
Vicente Ripolles, composer was born
1965
Birth
Yoshiki Hayashi
Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan) was born
Died on November 20
1984
Death
Alexander Moyzes
Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78
1827
Death
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58
2024
Death
Andy Paley
Andy Paley died
1894
Death
Anton Rubinstein
Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64
1882
Death
Bela Albrecht Pal Keler
Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62
2021
Death
Billy Hinsche
Billy Hinsche died
2005
Death
Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley, American musician (b. 1960)
1950
Death
Francesco Cilea
Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84
2025
Death
Gary Mounfield
Gary Mounfield died
2005
Death
James King
James King, American singer (b. 1925)
2004
Death
Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross, English musician (Section 25) (b. 1962)
1758
Death
Johan Helmich Roman
Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64
1964
Death
John Tasker Howard
John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73
2022
Death
Joyce Bryant
Joyce Bryant died
1927
Death
Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer
Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56
1939
Death
Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque
Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72
2021
Death
Merima Njegomir
Merima Njegomir died
1518
Death
Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten
Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies
2021
Death
Ted Herold
Ted Herold died
1957
Death
Weldon Hart
Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46
1851
Death
Wenzel Sedlak
Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75
Releases & milestones on November 20
2020
Event
BTS
BTS released the album 'Be'
2011
Event
Bruno Mars
38th American Music Award: Adele, Bruno Mars & Taylor Swift win
2020
Event
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity released the album 'Moment'
2020
Event
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden released the album 'Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City'
1901
Event
Jules Massenet
Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris)
1805
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna
2020
Event
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion released the album 'Good News'
1968
Event
Tammy Wynette
2nd Country Music Association Award: Glen Campbell & Tammy Wynette wins
1995
Event
The Beatles
"Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released
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