Today in History for 24th November 2022

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Historical Events

1542 - Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V
1926 - Sri Aurobindo retires to lead life of seclusion, hands responsibility for followers to Mirra Alfassa (founding of Sri Aurobindo ashram)
1949 - British steel and iron industry nationalised
1971 - American "Dan Cooper" hijacks plane, extorts $200,000 ransom before jumping out of plane over Washington State, never seen again
2018 - Cruise boat sinks on Lake Victoria near Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 29
2019 - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a late-bid to be the US Democratic presidential candidate

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Famous Birthdays

1615 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector of Palatine (d. 1690)
1849 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American playwright and children's author ("The Secret Garden"; "Little Lord Fauntleroy"), born in Manchester (d. 1924)
1912 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
1973 - Donny Brady, defensive back (Baltimore Ravens)
1983 - Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress

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Famous Deaths

654 - Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)
1985 - "Big" Joe Turner, American blues and RandB singer ("Shake, Rattle and Roll"), dies of heart failure at 74
1990 - Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, dies at 72
1992 - Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer and actress (Bridge Too Far), dies at 85
1994 - Ivo Perilli, Italian screenplay/director (Ragazzo), dies at 92
2021 - Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), dies at 73

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