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November 16th – Birthdays and Events

1907 - Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, set sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York City.

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November 15th – Birthdays and Events

2001 - Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox. Much of the first Xbox’s success came down to the game it was launched alongside, Halo.

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November 14th – Birthdays and Events

1973 - Bobby Moore made his 108th and final appearance for England against Italy which featured 108 caps, 90 of which were as captain.

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November 13th – Birthdays and Events

1940 - Disney’s animated feature “Fantasia” was released to movie theaters in the US. Over 1,000 artists and technicians were used in the making of Fantasia, which features more than 500 animated characters.

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November 12th – Birthdays and Events

2015 - Storm Abigail, the first storm to be officially named by the Met Office, was upgraded to amber, with winds forecast of up to 90mph in the Western Isles of Scotland.

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November 11th – Birthdays and Events

1918 – At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ended. In 1919, Britain introduced a two minute silence at 11:00 a.m. to remember those who died in World War I.

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November 10th – Birthdays and Events

1968 - England and Yorkshire fast bowler Fred Trueman announced his retirement. A bronze statue of him (pictured) is in the canal basin at Skipton, North Yorkshire, the town where he lived for many years.

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November 9th – Birthdays and Events

1979 - The UK release of the controversial comedy film Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as Jesus Christ.

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November 8th – Birthdays and Events

1987 - An IRA bomb exploded shortly before a Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 11 people.

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