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A B-2 stealth bomber
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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
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John F. Kennedy
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Johnson taking the presidential oath of office
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Cutty Sark
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Angela Merkel
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Angela Merkel
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China Clipper
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Cairngorm Plateau
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Mike Tyson
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Blackbeard
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Magnus Carlsen
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| Feast of Christ the King (Catholicism, 2020) | too many {cn} tags This is also a movable feast, the last Sunday before Advent |
| Feast day of Saint Cecilia (Christianity) | under referenced |
| ; Independence Day in Lebanon (1943) | refimprove section |
| 498 – Following the death of [[Pope Anastasius II|Template:Nowrap]], both Symmachus and Laurentius were elected pope, causing a schism that lasted until 506, when Symmachus was recognized as legitimate. | quite a large chunk of text in Symmachus article with a citation needed; also feels like it should have a dedicated article rather than just linking to two BLPs |
| 1812 – War of 1812: During a punitive expedition against Native American villages, a contingent of Indiana Rangers were ambushed by Kickapoo, Winnebago and Shawnee warriors. | lots of CN tags (5, relative to length) |
| 1830 – Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, one of the primary architects of the Reform Act 1832 and namesake of Earl Grey tea, began his term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. | unreferenced section |
| 1831 – After a bloody battle with the military causing 600 casualties, rebellious silkworkers seized Lyon, France, beginning the First Canut revolt. | needs more footnotes |
| 1858 – American land developer William Larimer, Jr. staked a claim on a hill overlooking the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek in present-day Colorado, naming the site Denver. | refimprove section |
| 1869 – The Cutty Sark, one of the last sailing clippers ever to be built, was launched at Dumbarton in Scotland. | refimprove sections |
| 1887 – The first college lacrosse game was played between New York University and Manhattan College. | refimprove section |
| 1908 – The Congress of Manastir standardized the Albanian alphabet, a date commemorated as Alphabet Day in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. | large chunks unreferenced |
| 1928 – Boléro, French composer Maurice Ravel's most famous musical composition, premiered at the Paris Opéra. | dubious tags and several citations needed |
| 1935 – The China Clipper flying boat took off from Alameda, California, U.S., to become the first service to deliver airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean. | lots of CN tags (5) |
| 2004 – Massive protests started across Ukraine due to allegations that the presidential election between sitting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was rigged. | unreferenced section, outdated |
| 2005 – Angela Merkel assumed office as chancellor of Germany, the first woman to do so. | expansion |
| Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres |b|1721| | Under referenced |
| Marjane Satrapi|b|1969| | Section requires expansion |
Eligible
- 1574 – Juan Fernández, a Spanish explorer, discovered an archipelago that now bears his name off the coast of Chile.
- 1635 – Dutch colonial forces on Formosa launched a three-month pacification campaign against Taiwanese indigenous peoples.
- 1797 – The Geisel School of Medicine, the fourth oldest medical school in the United States, was founded by the physician Nathan Smith.
- 1963 – John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas; hours later, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States (pictured).
- 1967 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 242|Template:Nowrap]] in the aftermath of the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
- 1968 – The Beatles released their eponymous double album, popularly known as the White Album.
- 1971 – In Britain's worst mountaineering disaster, five teenage students and one of their leaders were found dead from exposure on the Cairngorm Plateau in the Scottish Highlands.
- 1986 – Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick to win the World Boxing Council title, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
- 1987 – Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume.
- 1988 – The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force was first displayed in public at [[United States Air Force Plant 42|Air Force Template:Nowrap]] in Palmdale, California.
- 2013 – Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeated India's Viswanathan Anand to become world chess champion.
- Born/died this day: | As-Salih Ayyub|d|1249| Francis Willughby |b|1635| Robert Clive|d|1774| John Alsop|d|1794| Johann Christian Reil|d|1813| Serranus Clinton Hastings|b|1814| George Eliot|b|1819| Katherine Plunket|b|1820| Frank Matcham|b|1854| Mary Boykin Chesnut|d|1886| Charles de Gaulle |b|1890| Benjamin Britten |b|1913| Peter Townsend |b|1914| Mick Shann|b|1917| Billie Nipper |b|1929| Edwin Thumboo|b|1933| Baby Huwae|b|1939| Billie Jean King|b|1943| Chip Berlet|b|1949| Paolo Gentiloni|b|1954| Jamie Lee Curtis|b|1958| Aldous Huxley|d|1963| J. D. Tippit|d|1963| C. S. Lewis|d|1963| Mark Ruffalo|b|1967| Hans Adolf Krebs |d|1981| Song Hye-kyo |b|1981| Scarlett Johansson|b|1984| Marouane Fellaini |b|1987| Chris Smalling |b|1989| Asima Chatterjee|d|2006| Yu-chien Kuan |d|2018|
Notes
- Scenes of Clerical Life appears on November 6, so George Eliot should not appear in the same year
- Jack Ruby/Lee Harvey Oswald/J. D. Tippit featured on November 24, so JFK assassination should not appear in the same year
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- 1718 – The pirate Blackbeard was killed in battle by a boarding party of British sailors off the coast of the Province of North Carolina.
- 1873 – The French steamship Ville du Havre collided with a Scottish iron clipper in the North Atlantic and sank with the loss of 226 lives.
- 1910 – The crews of three Brazilian warships – all commissioned only months before – and several smaller vessels mutinied against perceived "slavery" being practised in the Brazilian Navy.
- 1975 – Two days after the death of Francisco Franco, [[Juan Carlos I|Juan Template:Nowrap]] (pictured) was declared King of Spain according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco.
- 1995 – Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer-generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States.