November 19
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1994
In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
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Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles.
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A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14.
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Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-87.
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Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.
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Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
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The Aviation and Transportation Security Act is enacted by the 107th United States Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
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The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.
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A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others.
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A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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The 2023 Cricket World Cup final takes place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, played between host nation India and Australia.
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1999Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater
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1997Zach Collins, American basketball player
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1997Kotonowaka Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1996RiceGum, American YouTuber
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1996FaZe Rug, American YouTuber
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1996Fred Warner, American football player
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1995Vanessa Axente, Hungarian model
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1994Ibrahima Mbaye, Senegalese footballer
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1993Justin Anderson, American basketball player
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1993Joey Gallo, American baseball player
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1993Suso, Spanish footballer
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1992Cameron Bancroft, Australian cricketer
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