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18 November 2024
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
2017 - Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in 2017
Anniversary
2014 - Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.Terrorist attack in Israel
Anniversary
2011 - The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.Sandbox video game
Anniversary
2003 - With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.2003 US state court case which legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts
Anniversary
1999 - Texas A&M University's Aggie Bonfire collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, and causing the university to officially declare a hiatus on the 90-year-old annual event.Public land-grant university in College Station, Texas, US
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (born 1929)French singer and composer (1929–2024)
Died
2024 - Arthur Frommer, American travel writer (born 1929)American travel writer (1929–2024)
Died
2024 - Bob Love, American basketball player (born 1942)American basketball player (1942–2024)
Died
2024 - Colin Petersen, Australian drummer, record producer and actor (born 1946)Australian musician (1946–2024)
Died
2022 - Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (born 1944)Indian film actress (1944–2022)
Died
2020 - Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian, and writer (born 1973)Canadian actor (1973–2020)
Died
2017 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (born 1953)Australian guitarist (1953–2017)
Died
2016 - Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer (born 1956)American soul and funk singer (1956–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.8 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
26.64 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Cancer
1.86 degrees
Constellation: Auriga
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.