Today's selected anniversaries: 19th November 2024

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 Today's selected anniversaries: 19th November 2024

1824:

Temenggong Abdul Rahman of Johor and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor ceded the governance of Singapore to the British East India Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Singapore

1969:

Playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian footballer Pelé scored his thousandth goal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9

1991:

Mexican singer Luis Miguel released the album Romance, which led to a revival of interest in bolero music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_%28Luis_Miguel_album%29

2002:

The Greek oil tanker Prestige split in two and sank off the coast of Galicia after spilling 420 thousand barrels (17.8 million US gallons) of oil, in the worst environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestige_oil_spill

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