India marked the 50th anniversary of IR8 on November 21, 2016. IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed in the early 1960s by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). It was the work of Peter Jennings (not to be confused with the American journalist) and Henry Beachell. IR8 was first introduced in the Philippines and India in November 1966.  Promoters such as the IRRI and farmer benefactors of IR8 have dubbed it "miracle rice," and it has been credited with preventing famine.

Sushmita Sen, an Indian actress, model, and Miss Universe 1994 winner, was born on November 19, 1975. It is the first time an Indian has won Miss Universe. At the age of 18, she had already won the Femina Miss India 1994 title. She became Miss Universe and has since performed as an actress in movies.

Australian cricket coach and former player Justin Lee Langer AM was born on November 21, 1970. He served as the men's national team coach of Australia from May 2018 until February 2022, when he resigned from the position. As an opening batsman for Australia in test matches in the early and middle 2000s, Langer, a left-handed batter, is most known for his combination with Matthew Hayden, which is regarded as one of the most successful ever.

Zeenat Aman is widely regarded as one of India's most influential actresses. Aman, who was born on November 19, 1951 in Bombay, has received numerous awards and nominations throughout her film career, which spans over 80 films. A number of her films have been deemed classics, and Aman has distinguished herself as one of the very few Bollywood actors to have played bold and controversial characters.

Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich, Graf (count) Tolstoy, —died on November 7 [November 20], 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province), was a renowned Russian author, a master of realistic fiction, and one of the world's greatest novelists.

Jack Dorsey, born November 19, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, is an American Web developer and entrepreneur who cofounded (2006) the online microblogging service Twitter with Evan Williams and Christopher Stone. Dorsey also developed taxi dispatching software as a teenager, which taxicab companies adopted.

On December 19, 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored 111 runs against South Africa at Centurion, but India lost the game by an innings and 25 runs.

Demi Moore and Bruce Willis married on November 21, 1987, in the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas, barely four months after meeting, after Willis persuaded her to tie the knot during a weekend vacation they made while he was on leave from filming the now-classic Die Hard. Moore revealed that she became pregnant with Rumer on the night of their wedding.

Windows 1.0, the first version of the Microsoft Windows line, was released on November 20, 1985. It runs on top of an existing MS-DOS installation as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell. It provides a platform for running graphical programmes designed for Windows as well as legacy MS-DOS software.

Aarti Chhabria is an Indian actress and model who was born on November 21, 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra (India). She was crowned Miss India Worldwide 2000 in 1999. She has appeared in fewer advertisements such as Amul, Crack Cream, Farex, Freshna, and Liril. Aarti's film career began with the Hindi film Lajja, and she has since appeared in films such as Tumse Acha Kaun Hai, Awara Pagal Deewana, and others.

Gene Eliza Tierney was an American film and stage actress who was born on November 19, 1920. She rose to prominence as a leading lady after being praised for her beauty.  Tierney is best known for her role as Laura in the 1944 film Laura, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).

Joe Biden, born Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. on November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., is the 46th President of the United States and the 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–17) in President Barack Obama's Democratic administration. He previously served in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.

Robert F. Kennedy was an American politician who was born on November 20, 1925, in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1952, he ran his brother John F. Kennedy's U.S. Senate campaign. He was appointed chief counsel to the Senate committee investigating labour racketeering in 1957, but resigned in 1960 to manage his brother's presidential campaign. As Attorney General of the United States (1961–64), he led a campaign against organised crime that resulted in the conviction of labour leader Jimmy Hoffa. He was elected to the United States Senate from New York in 1964.

Jennifer Love Hewitt married Brian Hallisay on November 21, 2013. Jennifer Love Hewitt and her actor-husband Brian Hallisay are expecting their third child. The 9-1-1 star already has a seven-year-old daughter Autumn and a five-and-a-half-year-old son Atticus with Brian.

In Jhansi, Martyr's Day is observed on November 19, the birth anniversary of Rani Lakshmibai, to commemorate the lives lost in the 1857 Rebellion. Rani Lakshmibai, also known as Jhansi ki Rani, was the queen of Jhansi during the 1857 Rebellion. She became a symbol for the liberation movement against the British Raj for Indian nationalists.

Calvin Klein, full name Calvin Richard Klein, was born on November 19, 1942, in Bronx, New York, New York, United States. He is an American fashion designer known for his womenswear, menswear, jeans, cosmetics and perfumes, bed and bath linens, and other collections.

Princess Elizabeth, 21, and Prince Philip Mountbatten, 26, married on November 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey in London. On his wedding day, Prince Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, was given the title Duke of Edinburgh.

The love story of Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello is straight out of a Hollywood film. On November 22, 2015, the stunning couple married for the first time. The wedding, held at The Breakers Palm Beach resort in Florida, was a huge success, attended by nearly 400 of their closest family and friends.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most well-known Indian actresses in the world today. And winning the Miss World title on November 19, 1994, in Sun City, South Africa, played a significant role in her becoming a global icon.

Tipu Sultan was Hyder Ali's son, who founded the Mysore sultanate was born on November 20th in the year 1950, at Devanahalli in Bangalore. During their reign, the two ruled over the Mysore region and stood firm against British expansion.

Zhou Enlai suggested a cease-fire and negotiated a compromise. Enlai proposed that India and China disengage and withdraw their soldiers 20 kilometres beyond the current lines of real control. Enlai recommended Chinese departure from Arunachal Pradesh (NEFA), while India and China should preserve the status quo in Aksai Chin. After occupying Aksai Chin and withdrawing from the northeastern provinces, where its soldiers had come down till Tezpur in Assam, China proclaimed a unilateral ceasefire, thereby ending the conflict.