November 19 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — Pope Francis created 17 new members of the College of Cardinals at a consistory in Vatican City. ↗
• 2013 — A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others. ↗
• 2010 — The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand; 29 people are killed in the nation's worst mining... ↗
• 2004 — The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games ↗
• 2002 — The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1999 — Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater
• 1995 — Vanessa Axente, Hungarian model
• 1994 — Ibrahima Mbaye, Senegalese footballer
• 1993 — Kerim Frei, Austrian footballer
• 1993 — Suso, Spanish footballer