What happened on Tuesday November 20, 2018?

Here's what happened on November 20, 2018:

• Yellow Vest Protests in France The fourth day of France's Yellow Vest protests against fuel taxes saw approximately 10,000 demonstrators blocking roads throughout the country, reflecting significant public discontent with government economic policies.
• Kabul Mawlid Suicide Bombing A devastating suicide bombing occurred during a Mawlid gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, resulting in at least 50 fatalities and 83 injuries. The attack targeted religious commemorators marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed near the airport.
• North Korea Demolishes DMZ Guard Posts In a significant gesture of détente, North Korea demolished ten guard posts in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, complying with earlier agreements made with South Korea and signaling potential diplomatic progress.
• Mississippi Abortion Ban Overturned A US federal judge overturned Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, ruling that it violated women's constitutional rights and marking a significant moment in reproductive rights litigation.
• Countries Reject UN Migration Compact Poland and Israel joined Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary in announcing they would not sign the United Nations Global Compact for Migration, despite previously agreeing in July, signaling growing international resistance to the migration agreement.
• Macedonian Ex-PM Seeks Asylum Nikola Gruevski, former Prime Minister of Macedonia, claimed political asylum in Hungary after escaping a two-and-a-half-year corruption sentence, creating diplomatic tension between the two countries.
• Interpol Expands Membership Interpol's general assembly elected Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Kosovo as new members, expanding the international law enforcement organization's global representation.
• UN Environment Chief Resigns Erik Solheim, head of the United Nations Environment Programme, resigned following allegations of expense abuse and lack of accountability, highlighting governance challenges in international organizations.
• Brussels Knife Attack Near Grand Place A lone attacker wielding two small kitchen knives attempted to stab a policeman near Brussels' historic Grand Place. The assailant was critically wounded after being shot in the chest by law enforcement.
• Train Collision in Barcelona Province A train collision in Vacarisses, Barcelona Province, resulted in one fatality and six injuries, highlighting transportation safety concerns in the region.

Events in 2018

November 20, 2018: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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November 20, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on November 20, 2018:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $78.42
• Apple AAPL: opens at $178.37
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $101.80
• General Electric GE: opens at $7.67
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $118.49

Exchange Rates on November 20, 2018:

• 1 USD = 0.8795 EUR
• 1 USD = 112.728 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7819 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3879 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3303 CAD

November 20, 2018 was a Tuesday and it was the 324th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 20, 2018 can also be written as 11/20/2018 in the US and as 20/11/2018 in UK and Europe.

November 20, 2018 in November 2018 calendar

Famous people died on November 20, 2018:

• James H. Billington

  Prominent American academic and scholar who served as the 13th Librarian of Congress from 1987 to 2015, significantly contributing to...

• Aaron Klug

  Lithuanian-english chemist and biophysicist, nobel prize laureate (d. 2018).

• Eimuntas Nekrošius
• Grant McFarland

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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 20th is Scorpio.

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Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius.

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November 20, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 20, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on November 20, 2018 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 20, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on November 20, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 95% full, rising at 03:27 pm and setting at 04:43 am.

The previous full moon was on Oct 24, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Nov 23, 2018.

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Your place in the Universe on November 20, 2018

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Someone born on November 20, 2018 is:

6 years 5 months old,

or 77 months and 3 days old,

or 335 weeks and 1 day old,

or 2346 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 20, 2018?

There are 211 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday November 20th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on November 20, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on November 20, 2018.

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