On this day 24th November
Some notable facts about this date, for more, visit http://www.onthisday.com
Facts
380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople
1639 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree - helped establish size of the Solar System
1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1859 English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1950 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
Deaths
654 Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)
1615 Sethus Calvisius, composer, dies at 59
1807 Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea], Mohawk leader, dies at 64
1848 William Lamb, 2ng Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig 1834, 1835-41), dies at 69
1885 Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1875-85), dies at 27
1929 Georges Clémenceau, Prime Minister of France (Radical-Socialist Party: 1906-09, 1917-20) who defended Dreyfuss, dies at 88
1957 Diego Rivera, Mexican painter, dies at 70
1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of JFK, 2 days earlier, shot dead two days after he killed JFK by nightclub owner Jack Ruby live on TV at 24
1980 George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 85
1991 Freddie Mercury, British singer-songwriter (Queen - We are Champions), dies of AIDS at 45
2005 Pat Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid) dies aged 73
Born on this day
1978 Katherine Heigl, actress (Grey's Anatomy), born in Washington, D.C.
1983 Dean Ashton, English footballer
George Raft
Pat Morita
History is always very memorable...I remember watching Freddie sing... Soon we say today in history for Rubert Mugabe... @stimp1024 thank you for sharing...
great history good information
George Raft And Pat Morita There was a great man....I say you that a great post for this man...
There are more deaths than births that happened on this day thays sad hey thanks for giving us such information
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