November 24
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1976
The Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
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After a week of mass protests against the Communist regime known as the Velvet Revolution, Miloš Jakeš and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resign from office. This brings an effective end to Communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
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Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-44.
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China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.
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Crossair Flight 3597 crashes in Bassersdorf near Zurich Airport, killing 24 people, including singer Melanie Thornton and two members of the German band Passion Fruit.
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The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.
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A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people.
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Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
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A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet is shot down by the Turkish Air Force over the Syria–Turkey border, killing one of the two pilots; a Russian marine is also killed during a subsequent rescue effort.
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The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army sign a revised peace deal, bringing an end to the country's more than 50-year-long civil war.
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Five days after the general elections which resulted in a hung parliament, opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is officially named as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia.
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Hibiscus Rising, commemorating David Oluwale, is unveiled in Leeds.
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1998Jeremy Swayman, American ice hockey player
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1995Marcus Bontempelli, Australian footballer
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1994Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer
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1993Ivi Adamou, Cypriot-Greek singer-songwriter
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1993Joe Pigott, English footballer
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1992Sergei Kulbach, Ukrainian figure skater (died 2023)
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1990Mario Gaspar, Spanish footballer
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1990Sarah Hyland, American actress
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1990Tom Odell, English singer-songwriter
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1990Michael Oldfield, Australian rugby league player
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1988Jarrod Parker, American baseball player
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1986Asim Chaudhry, British comedian and actor
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