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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 24
- 150th: 1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Alfred Schnittke in Russia; composer (Saint Florian).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Martin Charnin; Broadway lyricist (Annie, West Side Story).
- 80th: 1944 - US bombers based on Saipan first attack Tokyo, Japan.
- 70th: 1954 - First US Presidential airplane christened.
- 60th: 1964 - Rebellion ends in Congo.
- 50th: 1974 - Charles Quinlivan, actor (Frank - Mr Garland), dies at age 50.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Charles Hazlitt Upham at age 84 in New Zealand; nominated for three Victoria Crosses (won one) for fighting in World War II.
- 15th: 2009 - A rare first-edition copy of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species book sells at Christie's auction house in England for 103,250 pounds (US$171,000).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Samak Sundaravej, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1935).
- 5th: 2019 - A plane crashes shortly after takeoff in a densely populated area of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 19 people on board and at least 10 more on the ground.
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