Birthdays
Jacob Miller Campbell
Turns 38 on this date
John Thomas Croxton
Turns 23 on this date
Gustave Philipp Koerner
Turns 50 on this date
Elijah Funk Pennypacker
Turns 55 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Perry
Turns 54 on this date
James Phelan
Turns 39 on this date
Samuel Henry Reynolds
Turns 27 on this date
Henry Marchmore Shaw
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Personal | Henry McCarty, alias William Bonney, alias "Billy the Kid," is born in New York City | 11/20/1859 |
| Education/Culture | Large parade held in New York City in memory of the late Senator Broderick of California | 11/20/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Winter gale causes havoc to shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada |
11/19/1859 to 11/20/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Intense Alarm and Excitement in Virginia,” November 20, 1859 | 11/20/1859 |