What day of the week was November 20, 1979?

The day of the week November 20th, 1979 fell on was a Tuesday.

There were 35 days until Christmas.

Maree Bowden the New Zealand netball player was born on 20 November in 1979. As was Ericson Alexander Molano the Colombian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer , Jacob Pitts the American actor .

Grand Mosque Seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from Pakistani special forces to put down the uprising.