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332 BCToday · November 14
Alexander the Great takes Egypt's throne as pharaoh
Having swept through Persian-ruled lands, the Macedonian king took Egypt's ancient throne and became its pharaoh. Egypt was one stop in a decade-long campaign that began with his invasion of the Persian Empire.
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Born · 1948Charles IIICharles III is the King of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms, and is best known for his long wait as heir to the throne. He also founded the Prince's Trust in 1976 and holds patronages across hundreds of other charities and organisations.White House · Public domain
Died · 1716Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizLeibniz was a German polymath who developed calculus separately from Isaac Newton, and he also left lasting ideas in philosophy, logic and library classification. He is often called the last universal genius, a figure whose knowledge spanned nearly every field of his time.Christoph Bernhard Francke · Public domain
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Presidencia de la República del Ecuador · Public domain
November 161849Dostoyevsky sentenced to death for links to a radical circle
Vasily Perov · Public domain
November 171869Suez Canal opens in Egypt after ten years of construction
Pierre Markuse from Hamm, Germany · CC BY 2.0
November 181493Columbus sights the island later called Puerto Rico
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio · Public domain
November 191944Roosevelt announces sixth War Loan Drive to sell war bonds
Leon Perskie · CC BY 2.0
November 20284Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor
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- William Herschel1738 – 1822 · AstronomerLemuel Francis Abbott · Public domain
Nov 15 - José Saramago1922 – 2010 · JournalistCC BY 2.0
Nov 16 - Martin Scorsese1942 · Film directorMontclair Film · CC BY 2.0
Nov 17 - Margaret Atwood1939 · WriterCollision Conf · CC BY 2.0
Nov 18 - Indira Gandhi1917 – 1984 · PoliticianPrime Minister's Office · GODL-India
Nov 19 - Joe Biden1942 · PoliticianAdam Schultz · Public domain
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