November 25
is the 329th (in
leap years the 330th) day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining.
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1034 -
Malcolm II of Scotland dies.
Duncan, the son of his second daughter, inherits the throne ahead of
Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter.
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1120 - The
White Ship sinks in the
English Channel, drowning
William Adelin, son of
Henry I of England.
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1177 -
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and
Raynald of Chatillon defeat
Saladin at the
Battle of Montgisard.
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1491 - The
siege of
Granada, last
Moorish stronghold in
Spain, begins.
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1542 -
Battle of Solway Moss. The English army defeats the Scottish.
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1667 - A deadly
earthquake rocks Shemakha,
Caucasia, killing 80,000 people.
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1703 - The
Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the
British Isles, reaches its peak intensity and maintains it through November 27. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people perish in the mighty gale.
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1758 -
French and Indian War:
British forces capture
Fort Duquesne from
French control.
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1783 -
American Revolutionary War: The last
British troops leave
New York City three months after the signing of the
Treaty of Paris.
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1795 -
Partitions of Poland:
Stanislaus August Poniatowski, the last
king of independent
Poland, is forced to
abdicate and exiled to
Russia.
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1839 - Disastrous
cyclone slams
India with terrible winds and a 40 foot
storm surge, literally wiping out the port city of Coringa, never to be entirely rebuilt again. Powerful winds level everything in sight, the storm wave sweeps inland tens of miles, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths resulted from the
disaster, making this one of history´s greatest catastrophes.
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1863 -
American Civil War:
Battle of Missionary Ridge - At
Missionary Ridge in
Tennessee,
Union forces led by General
Ulysses S. Grant break the
Siege of Chattanooga by routing
Confederate troops under General
Braxton Bragg.
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1874 - The
United States Greenback Party is established as a
political party consisting primarily of
farmers affected by the
Panic of 1873.
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1876 -
Indian Wars: In retaliation for the
American defeat at the
Battle of the Little Bighorn,
United States Army troops sack
Chief Dull Knife's sleeping
Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the
Powder River.
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1905 - The Danish
Prins Carl arrives in
Norway to become
King Haakon VII of Norway*
1913 -
Panama becomes a signatory to the
Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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1926 - The worst, deadliest
tornado outbreak in U.S. November history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 twisters of great strength reported in the midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an F4, that devastates
Heber Springs, Arkansas. 51 deaths in
Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
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1936 - In
Berlin,
Germany and
Japan sign the
Anti-Comintern Pact, thus agreeing to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests" in case of an unprovoked attack by the
Soviet Union against either nation.
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1940 -
Woody Woodpecker first appears, in the film "
Knock Knock".
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1943 - Statehood of
Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established at the
Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia.
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1944 -
World War II: A
German V-2 rocket hits a
Woolworth's store in
Deptford, UK, killing 160 shoppers.
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1947 -
Red Scare: The "
Hollywood Ten" are
blacklisted by
Hollywood movie studios.
* 1947 -
New Zealand ratifies the
Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the
United Kingdom.
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1950 - The "Storm of the Century", a violent
snowstorm, paralyzes the
northeastern United States and the
Appalachians, bringing winds up to 100 mph and sub-zero temperatures. Pickens, West Virginia records 57 inches of snow. 323 people die due to the storm.
* 1950 - The
People's Republic of China joins the
Korean War, sending thousands of troops across the
Yalu river border to fight
United Nations forces.
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1952 -
Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play
The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in
London and eventually becomes the longest continuously-running
play in history.
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1953 - The
England football team suffer
their first home defeat against continental opposition, losing to
Hungary.
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1958 -
French Sudan gains
autonomy as a self-governing member of the
French Community.
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1960 - The
Mirabal sisters of the
Dominican Republic are
assassinated .
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1963 - President
John F. Kennedy is buried at
Arlington National Cemetery.
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1970 - In
Japan, author
Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic
suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
*
1973 -
Greek President
George Papadopoulos is ousted in a military
coup led by Lieutenant General
Phaidon Gizikis.
*
1975 -
Suriname gains independence from the
Netherlands.
*
1980 -
No Más Fight:
Sugar Ray Leonard regains the
WBC world welterweight
boxing title in a bout against
Roberto Duran.
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1984 - 36 top musicians gather in a
Notting Hill studio and record
Band Aid's
Do They Know It's Christmas in order to raise money for
famine relief in
Ethiopia.
* 1984 - A
KCR train derails between
Sheung Shui and
Fanling, Hong Kong.
*
1986 -
Iran Contra Affair: US Attorney General
Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to
Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist
Contra rebels in
Nicaragua.
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1987 -
Supertyphoon Nina pummels the
Philippines with
category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that swallows entire villages. at least 1,036 deaths attributed to the storm.
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1992 - The
Czechoslovakia Federal Assembly votes to split the country into the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia from
January 1, *
1993.
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1994 -
Sony founder
Akio Morita announces he will be stepping down as
CEO of the company.
*
1996 - An
Ice storm strikes the central U.S. killing 26 people. Powerful windstorm affects
Florida, winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
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1999 - The
United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution designating November 25 as the annual
International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women.
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2000 -
2000 Baku earthquake took place.
*
2002 - Reported assassination attempt on
Turkmen president
Saparmurat Niyazov.
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2004 - Korean Research team announce that they have used cord blood stem cells to regrow a parapeligic's spinal cord. Patient walks for the first time in 19 years.
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1501 -
Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d.
1570)
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1562 -
Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright (d.
1635)
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1577 -
Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d.
1629)
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1609 -
Henrietta Maria, Queen of
Charles I of England (d.
1669)
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1638 -
Catherine of Braganza, Queen of
Charles II of England (d.
1705)
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1703 -
Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d.
1784)
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1712 -
Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French' (d.
1789)
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1714 -
Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d.
1783)
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1778 -
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (d.
1856)
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1814 -
Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d.
1878)
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1817 -
John Bigelow, American statesman and author (d.
1911)
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1835 -
Andrew Carnegie, British-born industrialist and philanthropist (d.
1919)
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1843 -
Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist, philantropist and the father of
T. S. Eliot (d.
1919)
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1844 -
Karl Benz, German engineer (d.
1929)
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1845 -
José Maria Eça de Queiróz, Portuguese novelist (d.
1900)
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1846 -
Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate (d.
1911)
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1858 -
Alfred Capus, French author (d.
1922)
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1862 -
Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (d.
1901)
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1869 -
Ben Lindsey, American judge and social reformer (d.
1934)
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1870 -
Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (d.
1937)
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1874 -
Joe Gans, American boxer (d.
1910)
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1881 -
Pope John XXIII (d.
1963)
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1883 -
Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic (d.
1939)
* 1883 -
Merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher and aviation promoter (d.
1968)
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1887 -
Nikolai Vavilov, Russian physicist (d.
1943)
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1895 -
Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist (d.
1991)
* 1895 -
LudvÃk Svoboda,
President of Czechoslovakia (d.
1979)
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1896 -
Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (d.
1989)
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1900 -
Rudolf Hoess, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (d.
1947)
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1904 -
Lillian Copeland, American athlete (d.
1964)
* 1904 -
Ba Jin, Chinese novelist (d.
2005)
* 1904 -
Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (d.
2000)
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1913 -
Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (d.
1993)
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1914 -
Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (d.
1999)
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1915 -
Augusto Pinochet, Chilean politician
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1920 -
Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, King of Malaysia (d.
2000)
* 1920 -
Ricardo Montalban, Mexican actor
* 1920 -
Noel Neill, American actress
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1924 -
Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher.
*
1925 -
Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (d.
1969)
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1926 -
Poul Anderson, American writer (d.
2001)
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1933 -
Kathryn Grant, American actress
*
1940 -
Reinhard Furrer, American physicist and astronaut (d.
1995)
* 1940 -
Joe Gibbs, American football coach
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1944 -
Ben Stein, American actor
*
1945 -
Percy Sledge, American musician
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1947 -
John Larroquette, American actor
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1951 -
Bucky Dent, American baseball player
* 1951 -
Bill Morrissey, American musician
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1952 -
Imran Khan, Pakistani test cricketer
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1953 -
Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of
Enron* 1953 -
Graham Eadie, Australian
rugby league player
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1959 -
Charles Kennedy, British politician
* 1959 -
Steve Rothery, British guitarist (
Marillion)
*
1960 -
Amy Grant, American singer
* 1960 -
John F. Kennedy, Jr., American publisher (d.
1999)
* 1963 -
Bernie Kosar, American football player
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1965 -
Cris Carter, American football player
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1966 -
Tim Armstrong, American musician (
Rancid and
The Transplants)
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1968 -
Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress
* 1968 -
Erick Sermon, American rap music artist
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1971 -
Christina Applegate, American actress
* 1971 -
Magnus Arvedson, Swedish hockey player
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1975 -
Rajeev Kumar, Indian activist
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1976 -
Donovan McNabb, American football player
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1978 -
Shina Ringo, Japanese musician
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1979 -
Thea Gilmore, British songwriter
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1980 -
Josh Lomberger, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer
*
1981 -
Xabi Alonso, Spanish international footballer
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311 -
Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr
*
1034 - King
Malcolm II of Scotland (killed)
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1120 -
William Adelin, son of
Henry I of England (drowned) (b.
1104)
*
1185 -
Pope Lucius III (b.
1097)
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1326 -
Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b.
1264)
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1374 -
Philip II of Taranto, Emperor of Costantinople (b.
1329)
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1456 -
Jacques CÅ"ur, French merchant
*
1560 -
Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader (b.
1466)
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1626 -
Edward Alleyn, English actor (b.
1566)
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1694 -
Ismael Bullialdus, French astronomer (b.
1605)
*
1700 -
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, first native Mayor of New York (b.
1643)
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1748 -
Isaac Watts, British hymnwriter (b.
1674)
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1755 -
Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (b.
1687)
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1785 -
Richard Glover, British poet (b.
1712)
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1865 -
Heinrich Barth, German explorer (b.
1821)
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1881 -
Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b.
1794)
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1884 -
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (b.
1818)
*
1885 - King
Alfonso XII of Spain (b.
1857)
* 1885 -
Thomas Hendricks,
Vice President of the United States (b.
1819)
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1920 -
Gaston Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile pioneer (b.
1892)
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1944 -
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball commissioner (b.
1866)
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1947 -
Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (b.
1876)
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1950 -
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1873)
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1959 -
Gérard Philipe, French actor (b.
1922)
*
1968 -
Upton Sinclair, American journalist, politician, and writer (b.
1878)
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1965 - Dame
Myra Hess, British pianist (b.
1890)
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1970 -
Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (b.
1925)
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1972 -
Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (b.
1886)
*
1973 -
Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (b.
1928)
*
1974 -
Nick Drake, British singer and songwriter (b.
1948)
* 1974 -
U Thant, Burmese
UN Secretary-General (b.
1909)
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1981 -
Jack Albertson, American actor (b.
1907)
*
1985 -
Ray Jablonski, baseball player (b.
1923)
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1987 -
Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago (b.
1922)
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1998 -
Nelson Goodman, American philosopher (b.
1906)
* 1998 -
Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (b.
1933)
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1989 - -
Alva R. Fitch, American World War II and Korean soldier (b. 1907)
*
2002 -
Karel Reisz, Czech theater director (b.
1926)
*
2005 -
George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b.
1946)
*
2005 -
Richard Burns, English rally driver (b.
1971)
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R.C. Saints - Saint
Catherine of Alexandria;
Moses?
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Bosnia and Herzegovina:
National Day (
1943)
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Surinam -
Independence Day (from the Netherlands,
1975)
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women*
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