November 18
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1987
King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.
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After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.
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The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
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In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
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A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel.
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At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
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Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
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NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
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The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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2004Luka Romero, Mexican-Argentine footballer
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2001Caleb Williams, American football player
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1997Jacob Bryson, Canadian ice hockey player
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1997Shea Langeliers, American baseball player
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1997Robert Sánchez, Spanish footballer
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1996Akram Afif, Qatari footballer
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1996Christian Kirk, American football player
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1994Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin tennis player
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1994Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer
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1992Nathan Kress, American actor and director
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1992Henry Martín, Mexican footballer
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1992Quincy Miller, American basketball player
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