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Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in Camelot
Neon sign
Flag of Singapore (use border with this image)
Laurel and Hardy in The Flying Deuces
Mars Polar Lander
French General Jean Moreau
Bob Marley
Freda Du Faur
Yoon Suk Yeol
Christiaan Barnard
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | refimprove section |
| 1834 – The German Customs Union instituted the first regular census in Germany. | refimprove |
| 1854 – At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when rebelling miners at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military. | lots of {{cn}} tags (14) |
| 1910 – Modern neon lighting was first seen publicly after installation by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. | refimprove section |
| 1919 – The Quebec Bridge, linking Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec, Canada, opened to traffic, becoming the longest cantilever bridge span in the world to date. | unreferenced sections |
| 1944 – The Greek Civil War broke out between communists and royalists in a newly liberated Greece. | lots of {{cn}} tags (27) |
| 1960 – The musical Camelot, which would become associated with John F. Kennedy's presidency, opened on Broadway. | lead too short |
| 1973 – The Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent back the first close-up images of the planet Jupiter. | appears on June 13 |
| 1982 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency tested soil from Times Beach, Missouri, which revealed high concentrations of dioxin and led to the abandonment of the town. | Too much uncited, too many tags |
| 1984 – Methyl isocyanate and other toxic chemicals were accidentally released from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, causing the world's worst industrial disaster. | page numbers needed |
| 1992 – During extreme weather conditions, the oil tanker Aegean Sea ran aground off the coast of Galicia, Spain, spilling 67,000 tonnes of light crude oil. | Too much uncited |
| Birinus |d.or|649; 650| | Year uncertain |
| Sheng Shicai |b|1895| | Yellow "too long lede" banner |
| Carlos Finlay |b|1833 | only one {{cn}} tag, but principal source is a dead link |
Eligible
- 1283 – During the First Mongol invasion of Burma, the fort at Ngasaunggyan was overrun after a two-month siege.
- 1904 – Himalia, Jupiter's largest irregular moon, was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in California.
- 1910 – Freda Du Faur became the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand.
- 1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first official film featuring the British-American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released.
- 1967 – Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard (pictured) performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
- 1968 – American singer Elvis Presley's first television special and first live performance in seven years, Singer Presents ... Elvis, was broadcast by NBC.
- 1971 – With the Pakistani Air Force launching the unsuccessful pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward Indian Air Force airbases and radar installations, the 1971 India-Pakistan War begins and India also joins the Bangladesh Liberation War, siding with Bangladesh.
- 1976 – Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by seven gunmen in Kingston.
- 1979 – Following the result of a two-day referendum, the current Constitution of Iran was adopted.
- 1990 – Mary Robinson took office as the first female president of Ireland.
- 1994 – Sony released the PlayStation, the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units.
- 1999 – NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars and disappeared.
- 2024 – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) declares martial law.
- Born/died: | Daniel Seghers |b|1590| Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord |b|1810| Octavia Hill |b|1838| Thomas Farrell |b|1891| Mary Bell |b|1903| Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll |d|1939| Ozzy Osbourne |b|1948| Julianne Moore |b|1960|Amanda Seyfried |b|1985|
Notes
- Mars Science Laboratory appears on November 26, so Mars Polar Lander should not be used in the same year
- Eureka Flag appears on November 29, so Eureka Rebellion should not be used in the same year
Coat of arms of Singapore
- 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: French forces defeated Austrian and Bavarian troops at the Battle of Hohenlinden, eventually resulting in the Austrians signing the Treaty of Lunéville.
- 1937 – Rupert Bruce-Mitford, the spiritus rector of research on the Sutton Hoo ship burial, joined the British Museum.
- 1959 – The current flag and coat of arms of Singapore (pictured) were adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the British Empire.
- 1979 – Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band the Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- 2009 – A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
- Gilbert Stuart (b. 1755)
- Mary Baker Eddy (d. 1910)
- Paul J. Crutzen (b. 1933)
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)
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