Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/November/November 20

November 20:

Events
 * 1943 - World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.

Births
 * 1896 - Chiyono Hasegawa (d. 2011), super-centenarian
 * 1915 - Kon Ichikawa (d. 2008), director, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1965 - Yoshiki, drummer, songwriter, and producer
 * 1992 - Maiha Ishimura, Japanese singer and singer
 * 1993 - Sumire Satō, Japanese singer and actress