Calendar page 2023: November 26
The current calendar page for November 26, 2023:
47th calendar week, 330th day of the year
35 days until the end of the year
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Name day: Johannes, Konrad
HISTORICAL DATES
2021 - The World Health Organization classifies the novel coronavirus variant Omikron detected in southern Africa as "worrying". Countries such as Germany respond with restrictions on air travel, among other things.
2013 - Pope Francis calls for far-reaching reforms and a radical opening of the Catholic Church in his first apostolic exhortation.
2008 - The Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) is shaken by a bloody series of terrorist attacks. 175 people are killed, including three Germans. Hostage-takings in luxury hotels and a Jewish center keep the police on tenterhooks for days. The Indian authorities suspect that a Muslim terrorist group from Pakistan is behind the attacks.
2003 - Soccer player Uwe Seeler becomes the first sportsman to be made an honorary citizen of Hamburg.
1998 - 212 people are killed in a rail accident in northern India near Khanna in the state of Punjab.
1993 - Following attacks on Turkish facilities throughout Europe, Federal Interior Minister Manfred Kanther (CDU) bans the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its sub-organizations in Germany. The PKK is fighting for an independent Kurdish state.
1988 - The European Film Awards are presented for the first time in Berlin. The main award goes to Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski for "A Short Film about Killing".
1983 - Six men steal gold bars and diamonds worth 26 million pounds, the equivalent of around 100 million marks (51.1 million euros), from a security depot near London. It is the biggest gold robbery in British criminal history to date.
1976 - SPD leader Willy Brandt is elected as the new President of the Socialist International in Geneva.
BIRTHDAYS
1963 - Katharina Schubert (60), German actress ("Friedliche Zeiten", ARD series "Drei mit Herz")
1957 - Matthias Reim (66), German pop singer ("Verdammt, ich lieb dich")
1948 - Egon Müller (75), German motorcycle racer, sand track world champion 1974, 1975, 1978 and speedway world champion 1983
1932 - Christfried Schmidt (91), German composer, orchestral, chamber and vocal music ("Ein Märchen - kein Märchen")
1898 - Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1963, died 1973
DAYS OF DEATH
2018 - Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director ("The Last Emperor", "The Last Tango in Paris"), born 1941
1968 - Arnold Zweig, German writer ("Das Beil von Wandsbek", novel cycle "Der große Krieg der weißen Männer"), born 1887
The study of historical events and their impact on society is a significant part of History. The year 2021 saw the World Health Organization classifying the Omikron variant as "worrying.", indicating the continuous evolution and importance of this field.
Understanding History helps us appreciate the significance of November 26, as various notable events have occurred on this day in the past, such as the classification of the Omikron variant in 2021.
Source: www.dpa.com
