1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway paid a £40 bond for their marriage licence on the 28th November 1582.

1814 – The Times in London was printed by automatic, steam powered presses for the 1st time on the 28th November 1814, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience.. The steam powered presses were built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer.

1829 – Anton Rubinstein the Russian composer was born on the 28th November 1829 (died 1894).

1895 – The 1st American automobile race took place on the 28th November 1895, over the 54 miles from Chicago‘s Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea won in approximately 10 hours.

1918 ~ Norman Arthur Wakefield the Australian teacher, naturalist, paleontologist and botanist was born in Romsey, Victoria on the 28th November 1918 (died 1972). Norman Wakefield was notable as an expert on ferns, and described many new species of plants.

1945 ~ John Hargreaves the Australian actor was born on the 28th November 1945 (died 8th January 1996). John Hargreaves has won 3 Australian Film Institute Awards, and nominated 6 times.

1948 – Beeb Birtles the Dutch-Australian guitarist from Little River Band, Mississippi, Zoot, Birtles Shorrock Goble, and Birtles & Goble was born on the 28th November 1948.

1968 – Dawn Robinson the American singer from En Vogue was born on the 28th November 1968.

1968 – Enid Blyton the English author died on the 28th November 1968 (born 1897).

1974 – apl.de.ap the Filipino-American rapper from The Black Eyed Peas was born on the 28th November 1974.

1992 – Sidney Nolan the Australian painter died on the 28th November 1992 (born 1917).

2012 – Zig Ziglar the American author died on the 28th November 2012 (born 1926).

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1703 – The 1st Eddystone Lighthouse was destroyed on the 27th November 1703, in the Great Storm of 1703.

1727 – The foundation stone to the Jerusalem’s Church in Berlin was laid on the 27th November 1727.

1934 – Bank robber Baby Face Nelson died in a shoot-out with the FBI on the 27th November 1934.

1941 – Eddie Rabbitt the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 27th November 1941 (died 1998).

1942 – Jimi Hendrix the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer on the 27th November 1942 (died 1970).

1944 – Neddy Smith the Australian criminal was born on the 27th November 1944.

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1778 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui on the 26th November 1778.

1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States on the 26th November 1789, as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.

1863 – President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day on the 26th November 1863, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November (since 1941, on the fourth Thursday).

1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years on the 26th November 1922.

1922 – Toll of the Sea debuted as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor on the 26th November 1922.

1894 – Norbert Wiener the American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at MIT was born on the 26th November 1894 (died 1964 aged 69). Norbert Wiener is considered the originator of cybernetics, a formalization of the notion of feedback, with implications for engineering, systems control, computer science, biology, philosophy, and the organization of society.

1939 – Tina Turner the American singer, dancer, and actress was born on the 26th November 1939.

1945 – John McVie the English bass player from Fleetwood Mac was born on the 26th November 1945.

1970 – In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fell in a minute on the 26th November 1970, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.

1970 ~ Dave Hughes aka Hughesy the Australian comedian, radio and television host was born David William Hughes in Warrnambool on the 26th November 1970. Dave Hughes Twitter verified: www.Twitter.com/DHughesy | Dave Hughes Facebook: www.facebook.com/officialDaveHughes | Dave Hughes Making it Possible | YouTube video: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2013 Gala – Dave Hughes…

1977 – ‘Vrillon‘, claiming to be the representative of the ‘Ashtar Galactic Command’, took over Britain’s Southern Television for six minutes at 5:12 pm on the 26th November 1977.

1981 – Natalie Gauci the Australian singer was born on the 26th November 1981.

1983 – Brink’s-MAT robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million were stolen from the Brink’s-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport on the 26th November 1983.

1990 – The Delta II rocket made its maiden flight on the 26th November 1990.

1998 – Tony Blair became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland‘s parliament on the 26th November 1998.

2003 – Concorde made its final flight, over Bristol, England on the 26th November 2003.

2004 – Male Po’ouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) died of Avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii on the 26th November 2004, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.

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1343 – The Earthquake of 1343 in the Tyrrhenian Sea caused a tsunami which devastated Naples in Italy on the 25th November 1343, and also at the Maritime Republic of Amalfi.

1667 – A deadly earthquake rocked Shemakha in the Caucasus on the 25th November 1667, killing 80,000 people.

1703 – The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, reached its peak intensity on the 25th November 1703, and continued to the 27th November, with wind gusts up to 120 mph, killing 9,000 people.

1759 – An earthquake hit the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus on the 25th November 1759, killing over 30,000 people.

1833 – A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2 rocked Sumatra on the 25th November 1833, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.

1835 – Andrew Carnegie the Scottish-American businessman and founder of the Carnegie Steel Company was born on the 25th November 1835 (died 1919).

1839 – A cyclone slammed India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge on the 25th November 1839, destroying the port city of Coringa (which was never completely rebuilt). The storm wave swept inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths resulted from this disaster.

1844 – Karl Benz the German engineer, businessman and founder of Mercedes-Benz was born on the 25th November 1844 (died 1929).

1880 – John Flynn the Australian minister and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia was born on the 25th November 1880 (died 1951).

1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history struck on Thanksgiving day on the 25th November 1926. 27 twisters of great strength were reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastated Heber Springs, Arkansas. There were 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in total.

1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, known at the time as the “Storm of the Century” struck New England with hurricane force winds on the 25th November 1950, resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brought blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, killing 353 people.

1952 – Agatha Christie‘s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on the 25th November 1952, later becoming the longest continuously-running play in history.

1963 – President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on the 25th November 1963.

1984 – 36 top musicians gathered in a Notting Hill studio and recorded Band Aid‘s Do They Know It’s Christmas on the 25th November 1984, to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

1987 – Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph on the 25th November 1987, and a surge destroys entire villages, killing 1,036 people.

1996 – An ice storm struck the central U.S. on the 25th November 1996, killing 26 people. The powerful windstorm affected Florida with wind gusts over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

2000 – The 2000 Baku Earthquake took place on the 25th November 2000, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, killing 26 people in Baku, Azerbaijan, becoming the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

2008 – Cyclone Nisha struck northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people on the 25th November 2008, while displacing 90,000 others in the highest rainfall in 9 decades.

2009 – Devastating floods, known as the 2009 Saudi Arabian Floods, following freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 25th November 2009, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. 3,000 cars were swept away and 122 people were killed by the torrents, with 350 people missing.

2013 ~ Darryn Lyons the Australian paparazzo, media personality and entrepreneur became the mayor of Geelong on the 25th November 2013.

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1642 – Abel Tasman became the 1st European to discover the island Van Diemen’s Land on the 24th November 1642, which is now known as Tasmania.

1849 – Frances Hodgson Burnett the English-American playwright and author was born on on the 24th November 1849 (died 1924 aged 74). Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for her children’s stories, Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

1859 – Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species on the 24th November 1859. This date is sometimes called “Evolution Day”.

1864 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec the French painter was born on on the 24th November 1864 (d. 1901).

1876 – Walter Burley Griffin the American architect that designed Canberra was born on on the 24th November 1876 (d. 1937).

1888 – Dale Carnegie the American author was born on on the 24th November 1886 (d. 1955).

1912 – Barbara Sheldon the American actress was born on on the 24th November 1912 (d. 2007).

1932 – In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (now known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opened on the 24th November 1932.

1942 – Billy Connolly the Scottish comedian, actor, and singer was born on on the 24th November 1942.

1944 – Bev Bevan the English drummer from the Electric Light Orchestra was born on on the 24th November 1944.

1946 – Ted Bundy the American serial killer was born on on the 24th November 1946 (d. 1989).

1949 – Shane Bourne the Australian comedian and actor was born on on the 24th November 1949.

1950 – The “Storm of the Century“, a violent snowstorm took shape on the 24th November 1950.

1955 – Ian Botham the England cricketer was born on on the 24th November 1955.

1962 – The influential British satirical television programme That Was The Week That Was was 1st broadcast on the 24th November 1962.

1962 – Tracey Wickham the Australian swimmer was born on on the 24th November 1962.

1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters on the 24th November 1963. The shooting happened to be broadcast live on television.

1969 – The Apollo 12 command module splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on the 24th November 1969, ending the 2nd manned mission to land on the Moon.

1970 ~ Tilly Devine the English-Australian prominent Sydney crime syndicate gangs member figure died on the 24th November 1970 aged 70 (born 8th September 1900). Tilly was involved in sly-grog, razor gangs and other activities, but most notable as a madam.

1971 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (AKA D. B. Cooper) parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane on the 24th November 1971, with $200,000 in ransom money. He was never found.

1973 – A national speed limit was imposed on the Autobahn in Germany on the 24th November 1973, because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasted only 4 months.

1974 – Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discovered the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed “Lucy” on the 24th November 1974, in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia‘s Afar Depression.

1978 – Katherine Heigl the American actress and producer was born on the 24th November 1978.

1994 ~ Reece Mastin the British-Australian singer-songwriter was born in Scunthorpe, England on the 24th November 1994. Reece Mastin is notable for being the winner of the 3rd series of The X Factor (Australia) in 2011. Reece Mastin’s oficial website: www.ReeceMastinOfficial.com | Facebook verified Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ReeceMastinOfficial | Twitter verified account: www.twitter.com/ReeceMastin | instagram: www.instagram.com/ReeceMastinOfficial | Google Plus | YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/ReeceMastinTV 

2012 ~ The GANGNAM STYLE music video by PSY became the World’s most watched video on YouTube on the 24th November 2012, after surpassing Baby by Justin Bieber.

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1644 – John Milton published Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship on the 23rd November 1644.

1887 – Boris Karloff the English actor was born on the 23rd November 1887 (died 1969).

1888 – Harpo Marx the American comedian and actor was born on the 23rd November 1888 (died 1964).

1889 – The first jukebox went into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco on the 23rd November 1889.

1910 – Johan Alfred Ander became the last person to be executed in Sweden on the 23rd November 1910.

1936 – Life magazine was reborn as a photo magazine on the 23rd November 1936.

1943 ~ Tony Bonner the Australian television, film and stage actor was born on the 23rd November 1943. Tony Bonner is well known for his work in television on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Cop Shop and Skyways.

1954 – Bruce Hornsby the American singer-songwriter and pianist was born on the 23rd November 1954.

1955 – The Cocos Islands were transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to Australia on the 23rd November 1955.

1960 – Robin Roberts the American journalist was born on the 23rd November 1960.

1961 – Merv Hughes the Australian cricketer was born on the 23rd November 1961.

1962 ~ Andrew Bovell the Australian writer for theatre, film and television was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on the 23rd November 1962. Andrew Bovell iMDb

1963 – Doctor Who the world’s longest running science fiction drama was first broadcasted on the 23rd November 1963. The first episode starred William Hartnell.

1972 – The Soviet Union made its final attempt at successfully launching N-1 Rocket on the 23rd November 1972.

1976 – Apneist Jacques Mayol was the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment on the 23rd November 1976.

1980 – The Irpinia earthquake in southern Italy killed approximately 3,000 people on the 23rd November 1980.

1990 – The first all woman expedition to the South Pole (3 Americans, 1 Japanese and 12 Russians) set off from Antarctica on the 1st leg of a 70 day, 1287 kilometre ski trek on the 23rd November 1990.

1991 ~ Harley “Sylvester” Alexander-Sule from the English hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks was born on the 23rd November 1991.

1992 – The first Smartphone IBM Simon was introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on the 23rd November 1992..

1992 ~ Miley Cyrus the American singer-songwriter and actress was born Destiny Hope Cyrus in Nashville, Tennessee on the 23rd November 1992. Miley Cyrus official website: www.MileyCyrus.com | Miley Cyrus Twitter verified: www.Twitter.com/MileyCyrus | YouTube video: Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop (2013)…

1993 – Rachel Whiteread won both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year on the 23rd November 1993.

1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked, then crashed into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros on the 23rdNovember 1996, killing 125 people. 50 people survived.

2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime was signed in Budapest, Hungary on the 23rd November 2001.

2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia and became the first woman to lead an African country on the 23rd November 2005.

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1718 – Blackbeard the British pirate (Edward Teach) was killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard, off the coast of North Carolina on the 22nd November 1718.

1808 – Thomas Cook the English businessman, and founder of Thomas Cook Group was born on the 22nd November 1808 (died 1892).

1858 – Denver, Colorado was founded on the 22nd November 1858.

1869 – In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark was launched on the 22nd November 1869, one of the last clippers ever built, and only one still surviving today.

1890 – Charles de Gaulle the French general, politician, and President of France was born on the 22nd November 1890 (died 1970).

1928 – The premier performance of Ravel‘s Boléro took place in Paris on the 22nd November 1928.

1935 – The China Clipper, the 1st transpacific mail and passenger service, took off from Alameda, California for its 1st commercial flight on the 22nd November 1935. It reached its destination in Manila, a week later.

1943 – Billie Jean King the American tennis player was born on the 22nd November 1943.

1946 – Aston Barrett the Jamaican bass player and songwriter from The Wailers Band and Bob Marley & The Wailers, was born on the 22nd November 1946.

1950 – Tina Weymouth the American singer-songwriter and bass player from Talking Heads was born on the 22nd November 1950.

1954 – The Humane Society of the United States was founded on the 22nd November 1954.

1956 ~ Richard Kind the American actor best known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You and as Paul Thomas Lassiter in Spin City, was born on the 22nd November 1956.

1956 – Lawrence Gowan the Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player from Styx was born on the 22nd November 1956.

1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis the American actress was born on the 22nd November 1958.

1967 – Boris Becker the German tennis player was born on the 22nd November 1967.

1977 – British Airways inaugurated a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service on the 22nd November 1977.

1980 – Shawn Fanning the American businessman and founder of Napster was born on the 22nd November 1980.

1984 ~ Scarlett Johansson the American actress, model and singer was born on the 22nd November 1984.

1986 – Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick to become the youngest Heavyweight champion in boxing history on the 22nd November 1986.

1988 – In Palmdale, California, the 1st prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was revealed on the 22nd November 1988.

1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraw from the Conservative Party leadership election on the 22nd November 1990, confirming the end of her premiership.

1995 – Toy Story was released on the 22nd November 1995, as the 1st feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery .

1996 ~ Alexandra Coppinger the Australian/English actress known for her role as Hazel in Dead Gorgeous, was born on the 22nd November 1996. Twitter.com/AlexCoppinger

1960 ~ Michael Hutchence the Australian singer-songwriter from iNXS died on the 22nd November 1997, aged 37 (born 22nd January 1960).  MichaelHutchence.com.au | Facebook.com/inxs.MichaelHutchence |  iNXS.com

2005 – Angela Merkel became the 1st female Chancellor of Germany on the 22nd November 2005.

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