Today in History for 22nd November 2023

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Historical Events

1968 - The Beatles release "The Beatles" (White Album), their only double album
1995 - OPEC states that it will roll over its current oil production quota of 25.42 million barrels per day
1996 - O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"
2015 - Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković makes it 4 straight season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles beating Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London, England
2020 - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gives Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins offensive on regional capital of Mekelle
2022 - UK faces a bigger hit to its economy from the global energy crisis than any other advanced economy according to the OECD, projected to shrink by 0.4%

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Famous Birthdays

1870 - Howard Brockway, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1951)
1879 - Ralph Hawtrey, British economist (multiplier, quantity theory of money), born in Slough, England (d. 1975)
1923 - Dika Newlin, American composer, Schoenberg expert and punk rocker, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2006)
1967 - Boris Becker, German tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89), born in Leimen, Germany
1973 - Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)
1983 - Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter, and actor (One Tree Hill), born in Palm Springs, California

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Famous Deaths

1963 - Aldous Huxley, English author (Brave New World), dies at 69
1981 - Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74
2006 - Ria Beckers, Dutch politician and leader of the progressive Christian party PPR, dies at 67
2010 - Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (b. 1928)
2011 - Lana Peters [Svetlana Stalina], Stalin's daughter, dies at 85
2022 - Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79

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