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 On this day November 18-24, 2018 (week 47) infographic
Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries on each day for the week.
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On this day November 18-24, 2018

By Julie Mullins

November 18, 2018 - November 24, 2018 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features Mickey Mouse, tennis star Jana Novena, the cities of Buda and Pest, Roberts Mugabe, the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, the death of Alexander Litvinenko and nightclub owner Jack Ruby.

November 18, 1928: Mickey Mouse made his debut in Walt Disney’s movie Steamboat Willie, one of the first cartoons with sound. Mickey went on to appear in 130 films

November 19, 2017: Czech tennis star Jana Novotna died from cancer at the age of 49. She won Wimbledon in 1998, plus 12 Grand Slam doubles titles and three Olympic medals

November 20, 1873: The rival cities of Buda and Pest were united as the new metropolis of Budapest, and joint capital, with Vienna, of the recently-formed Austrio-Hungarian Empire

November 21, 2017: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe was ousted from power after 37 years of November 21, autocratic rule. He was succeeded by his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa

November 22, 1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, targeted Kennedy’s motorcade as it drove through the city

November 23, 2006: Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning. The former KGB colonel was a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin’s government

November 24, 1963: Nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot dead President Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in the underground garage of Dallas Police headquarters

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PUBLISHED: 12/11/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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