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24 November 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - Hibiscus Rising (pictured), a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds.Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare in Leeds
Anniversary
2015 - A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course.Family of Soviet strike aircraft
Anniversary
2009 - The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania.Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative
Anniversary
1976 - A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying 80 per cent of buildings in the region and causing at least 4,000 casualties.November 1976 earthquake in eastern Turkey
Anniversary
1971 - After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper (depicted) parachuted out of the rear stairway of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.Unidentified 1971 airplane hijacker
Historical events
History
2023 - Hibiscus Rising, commemorating David Oluwale, is unveiled in Leeds.Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare in Leeds
History
2022 - 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.History
2017 - A terrorist attack on a Mosque in Al-Rawda, North Sinai, Egypt kills 311 people and injures 128.Terrorist bombing in a Sinai mosque, Egypt
History
2016 - 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.Country in South America
History
2015 - 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.Branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces
History
2015 - A terrorist attack on a hotel in Al-Arish, Egypt, kills at least seven people and injures 12 others.2015 terrorist attack in Egypt
History
2015 - An explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunisia's capital Tunis leaves at least 14 people dead.Islamic State terror attack in Tunisia
History
2013 - Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.Country in West Asia
History
2012 - A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people.Fatal industrial accident
History
2009 - The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative
Notable births
Born
1998 - Jeremy Swayman, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1995 - Marcus Bontempelli, Australian footballerAustralian rules footballer (born 1995)
Born
1993 - Ivi Adamou, Cypriot-Greek singer-songwriterGreek Cypriot singer (born 1993)
Born
1992 - Sergei Kulbach, Ukrainian figure skater (died 2023)Ukrainian pair skater (1992–2023)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican Hall of Fame reggae singer-songwriter (born 1944)Jamaican musician (1944–2025)
Died
2025 - Dharmendra, Indian actor (born 1935)Indian actor and politician (1935–2025)
Died
2024 - Barbara Taylor Bradford, British novelist (born 1933)British novelist (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter (born 1939)South African writer and painter (1939–2024)
Died
2024 - Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1926)American actress and singer (1926–2024)
Died
2022 - Börje Salming, Swedish hockey player (born 1951)Swedish ice hockey player (1951–2022)
Died
2019 - Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (born 1991)South Korean singer and actress (1991–2019)
Died
2016 - Paul Futcher, English footballer (born 1956)English footballer (1956–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.5 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
2.42 degrees
Constellation: Scorpius
Moon zodiac
Cancer
28.00 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.